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The upgraded Simpele mill is expected to start up in Q4 2025. Image: Metsä Board

Metsä Board progresses with €60m mill upgrade

Metsä Board is advancing with an investment to modernise its Simpele folding boxboard mill in Finland, aimed at further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon...

Rapidity's new Speedmaster is a 2021 four-colour plus coater

Rapidity reopens litho division with a bang

Rapidity has re-entered the litho game with a new £1.5m litho division at its Sidcup site, following its transfer of digital printing to central London, printing double shifts within weeks of opening.

Chouhan: I think the industry is in a really good place at the moment

CMS signs for fifth CMC paper wrap line

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has signed for its fifth paper wrap machine from CMC as demand for the service continues to grow for the company.

(L-R) Dean Stayne from IFS and Paul McGuigan from Pyramid Press with the new Horizon machine

Pyramid Press increases flexibility with Horizon install

Pyramid Press has increased its production flexibility to meet greater demand for short-run fast turnaround print following investment in a Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark IV.

The line was up and running at nearly full capacity two weeks after startup

Oppboga Bruk starts up new mega production line

Swedish producer of multiply paperboard Oppboga Bruk has inaugurated its new KLM3 production line – the company’s biggest investment in more than 50 years.

The Printroom UK team will be working the new Komori press from 11 October

The Printroom UK secures £1.3m banking facility for new press

The Printroom UK has secured £1.3m from Metro Bank to help fund growth at the Liverpool commercial printer.

LG Davis managing director Liz Smith and production manager Alan Gibson with the Comet encapsulation machine

LG Davis supports growth with new encapsulation kit

LG Davis has increased its capacity and speed of production after taking on a Comet Modular Encapsulation machine.

(L-R) CIM managing director Mark Baker and senior team manager Tony Burch

CIM Signs & Graphics invests and expands

CIM Signs & Graphics has doubled its operation after investing over £1m in a new expansion to its workspace and equipment.

The new equipment will lower Kemsley mill’s freshwater use significantly

DS Smith boosts Kemsley efficiency with £48m investment

DS Smith has unveiled a £48m investment in a new fibre preparation line (F-line) at its Kemsley paper mill.

Xerox’s share price was up by 5.07% yesterday

Xerox backs new AI venture firm

Myriad Venture Partners, an early-stage venture firm focused on AI, clean technology, and B2B software, has launched with $100m (£78.5m) of initial capital commitments from investors, including Xerox...

School Print World's founder and MD Steve Durbin (right) with director Tony Durbin

Schools printer buys new premises

Specialist schools printer School Print World, which is known locally as Ecclesall Print, will move to a former Tiles Direct building – the first commercial property it has purchased – later this...

The two Kudu printers will be used to produce FSDUs

The Valley Group in double SwissQprint spend

Retail specialist The Valley Group has boosted its flexibility and efficiency after taking on two SwissQprint Kudu flatbeds.