Europe

Speculation is rife as to who the identity of the mystery bidder pursuing Xeikon after the Belgian digital press manufacturer announced the possible takeover last week.

HP collaborated with world-renowned designer Karim Rashid at Heimtextil last week to demonstrate the results that can be achieved with its latex ink and wide format printers.

Graph-Tech will demonstrate its monochrome high-speed inkjet press, the Monocube, at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne, Switzerland next month.

Google has come under pressure from print industry advocacy group Two Sides and the Printing Industries of America (PIA) after the search engine giant signed up to the Go Paperless in 2013 campaign.

HP is offering users of its Designjet and Scitex latex printers a free one-year trial to the HP WallArt Solution, a cloud-based service that will help printers capture a share of the growing custom...

KBA has agreed a new set of employee regulations which will see staff jobs in Germany protected until 30 June 2015, but will give the company the right to reduce weekly working times.

Swedish paper manufacturer Vida Paper is looking for an investor to save the company after it declared bankruptcy at the end of 2012.

Dainippon Screen has announced the promotion of Brian Filler, formerly vice president of Screen Europe, to the vacant president role with immediate effect.

Bobst has created a new business zone for northwest Europe with Craig Moran appointed as business director for the area from 1 January.

Cambridge-based inkjet manufacturer Domino has revealed the identity of its first N600i inkjet label press customer.

Copapharm Europe, a 15-year-old pharmaceutical packaging alliance, has disbanded on the decision of the acting shareholders.

Contego Packaging has completed the 81m sale of its food and beverage cartons business, Contego Cartons, to US food specialist Graphic Packaging.