North america

US-owned packaging group Chesapeake has expanded its global presence after a series of investments at its sites across the world.

St Ives has announced continued growth despite a significant drop in volumes in its US division.

The global newspaper industry is withstanding the threat from the internet with circulations for paid-for titles rising by 2.75% in 2007, however total circulations in the UK were down 3.46%.

Fujifilm's sponsored yacht arrived safely back on land yesterday after finishing sixth in the Artemis Transat, a 2,800 mile race across the North Atlantic.

Digital imaging firm Presstek has succeeded in getting one of the US distributors of plates from rival manufacturer, VIM technologies, to stop importing and selling those plates under allegations of...

Avis Rent A Car will reduce its paper consumption by 100 tonnes a year having decided to discontinue the printing and distribution of customer brochures in the US.

US printing giant RR Donnelley claims to have created the print industry's first 1,200dpi four-colour inkjet web press.

The union Unite is to form an alliance with one of the largest trade union's in the USA, creating a "transatlantic super union".

HP's net revenue for its second quarter has risen 11% year on year to hit $28.3bn (14.4bn), helped by $7.6bn from its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG).

Amazon's battle with the print-on-demand (POD) sector looks set to reach the courts after a small US-based POD publisher filed a class action lawsuit this week alleging breach of US antitrust law.

Quebecor World is on the road to recovery following the signing of a $60m (30.6m) multi-year printing contract with Bauer Publishing.

Press and CTP manufacturer Presstek has returned to the black in the first quarter of 2008, despite a double-digit drop in sales.