Consumables

Arctic Paper has shipped more than 400 tonnes of Arctic Silk 130gsm for the production of four different books from HarperCollins based on <i>The Hobbit</i> film trilogy.

Stationery printer Benwells has teamed up with graphic designer Project Hang Up to create recycled turtle dove decorative hang ups to highlight the plight of the endangered birds and our disposable...

West Yorkshire-based Wewow is looking for a US print partner as it seeks to expand its presence in North America in 2013.

Roland has launched Eco-Sol Max2 white and metallic silver inks for its Soljet Pro4 XR-640 printers.

Wide format equipment reseller Stanford Marsh Group (SMG) is offering interest free loans on wide format rental agreements.

Colorific will make the first deliveries of its UV Light ink technology, which it launched at EcoPrint, next week.

Sun Chemical Europe has announced a "high single digit" price increase across all of its product lines from 1 January 2013.

Antalis McNaughton has appointed Joe Kennedy as account manager to its growing sign and display sales team.

Favini has added Satin coated papers to the Metallics line of its Majestics fine paper range, which is aimed at design and print companies.

Employees at paper bag manufacturer Smith Anderson started industrial action last week (21 November) over changes to their holiday entitlement.

Creazy has added Photo Box Canvas, a pre-creased SRA3 sheet of 210gsm board that creates the look of a box canvas, to its range of pre-creased SRA3 media.

There's been a frenzy of M&A activity across the print industry this week, with no fewer than three deals splashed across the front pages of this issue.