Europe

Kodak chief executive Antonio Perez has given a bullish outlook for his company's Stream inkjet technology, saying that it will change print "forever".

The top-secret Xerox iGen4 digital print engine has been one of many surprises on Xerox's stand today, as the Drupa 2008 show got under way.

Printers could find it easier to bid for public sector tenders across the EU after the European Commission (EC) announced it would co-finance a project to link existing public procurement systems.

Vehicle wrapper Totally Dynamic has been chosen by global sports company Nike to give its European golf tour vehicle a new look.

Adobe has launched Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 (APPE 2), which will provide native variable data handling in its partners' workflows at Drupa today.

InfoPrint has announced two printers as it attempts to seal its place as a leading player in the growing transpromo market.

ECRM is set to unveil its environmentally friendly polyester platesetter, the DPX 4 Eco, at Drupa this week.

Metso Corporation, the supplier of machinery for the pulp and paper industry, has purchased the shares of Swedish research company Lignoboost for an undisclosed sum.

A feasibility study for an integrated pulp and paper mill in the Russian region of Nizhny Novgorod is to be trialled by paper giant Stora Enso.

Dorset-based B2 printer Four Four Two has said it is the first printer in Europe to be awarded a BILD quality mark.

Presstek's row with rival printing plate manufacturer VIM Technologies took a litigious turn last week when it filed a complaint with the Dsseldorf District Court in Germany.

Finishing equipment manufacturer Kama will be celebrating its debut Drupa appearance by launching what it claims is the world's first A3 format die-cutter.