Europe
Lucid Dream unveils online PDF editor and pre-flight tool
Lucid Dream Software is beta testing ArtAffirm, a new cloud-based PDF editor, pre-flight and layout tool that will allow printers' clients to pre-flight and correct their own artwork before submitting...
Prinovis in Bertelsmann's 1.2bn Arvato print spin off
Bertelsmann has announced plans to spin off its gravure and international print businesses, including Prinovis, into a separate 1.2bn (1bn) print division.
Fespa Digital 2012 to put sustainability in the spotlight
Fespa's head of events and new media Duncan MacOwan has said that next month's show is an ideal place for printers to develop or expand their sustainability programmes.
HP's FB225 wide-format UV Scitex ink meets indoor use criteria
HP has revealed that its newly-launched Scitex FB225 ink adheres to AgBB criteria, which evaluates VOC emissions of indoor building products.
Kodak enters bankruptcy protection
Eastman Kodak and its US subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the digital imaging and pre-press giant ran out of money to finance its stuttering transformation.
Manroland rescue package put to creditors
Manroland will be split up and its German workforce almost halved under plans outlined to creditors yesterday.
Digiforma expands wide-format operation with Inca Onset S20
Digiforma has transformed its wide-format operation after investing in an Inca Onset S20 flatbed printer.
Manroland's future to be decided today
The future of Manroland should become clear today, when administrator Werner Schneider puts bid proposals in front of the company's creditors' committee this afternoon.
DS Smith launches 1.4bn bid for SCA Packaging
DS Smith has launched a 1.4bn reverse takeover bid for SCA's packaging division, in a deal that would make it the largest corrugated and second largest packaging business in Europe with a turnover of...
Heidelberg to cut 2,000 positions worldwide in bid to reduce costs
Heidelberg will cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2012 as the German press manufacturer aims to achieve savings of 180m (149m) in the 2013/14 financial year.
CirclePrinters appoints Coerman chief operating officer
European gravure print group CirclePrinters has appointed Maarten Coerman to its group management board as chief operating officer.
Manroland bids to be put to creditors on Wednesday
Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).