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FespaDaily news round-up, day two: Sun Chemical; Guyenne; ErgoSoft; 3M; Inprinta; Innotech; INX; M&R
The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day two of the show at the Hamburg Messe.
Kiian unveils digital textile ink
Textile printing specialist Kiian Digital (B6-D65) is using Fespa to unveil a disperse digital textile ink for direct printing on machines fitted with Kyocera printheads.
FespaDaily news round-up, day one: Drytac; Ritrama; Nazdar; Felix Schoeller
The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day one of the show at the Hamburg Messe.
Boss Print launches new colour process
West London-based Boss Print has launched a new litho colour process that offers photographic, continuous tone-like image quality based on an expanded colour gamut with high definition screening.
Flint Group raises ink prices amid rising raw material costs
Flint Group has announced price increases of between 4% and 7% for all its packaging, narrow web and sheetfed inks and varnishes.
Huntsman fire hits European white ink supplies
A fire at ink manufacturer Huntsman Corporation’s titanium dioxide manufacturing facility at Pori in Finland could have severe ramifications for white pigment ink supplies to Europe.
Changes at the top for Magna
Water-based ink manufacturer MagnaColours has appointed former Sawgrass Europe managing director Helen Parry as its new managing director.
Sun Chemical appoints former soldier as UK MD
Sun Chemical has appointed former army major and DS Smith senior manager Adam Anderson as managing director of its UK, Nordics and South African operations.
MagnaColours launches 'non-drying' textile screen ink
Water-based textile inks supplier MagnaColours has launched a new 'non-drying' textile ink, that allows several layers of ink to be applied without requiring a separate drying process.
KBA and Flint seal conventional sheetfed inks partnership
KBA and Flint Group have extended their product development relationship by signing an agreement that will see Flint Group’s conventional sheetfed inks used in the commissioning of all new KBA...
Flint launches LED inks for food packaging
Manufacturer Flint Group has launched a new range of EkoCure Ancora UV LED-curable low-migration inks for food packaging.
Sun Chemical eyes new markets with latest acquisition
Sun Chemical has hit the M&A trail again with the purchase of South Wales-based Gwent Electronic Materials (GEM), its first move into the printed electronics ink sector.