Paper and substrates

DS Smith has seen pre-tax profits drop by 26% to £91m in its interim results as it revealed a plan to acquire an FMCG packaging company in Istanbul.

Brett Martin hopes to exploit the continued growth of the signage market by entering a distribution deal with wide-format substrate supplier Europoint.

Finnish manufacturer Stafix has expanded its Grip range of adhesive films to try and help users trim production costs.

GF Smith is publishing a 100-page crowd-sourced photobook to provide “an authoritative tool for the print buyer and photographer”.

Europoint, the wide-format substrate business rescued from administration following the collapse of Paperlinx UK, is looking forward to a bright future as it severs its final ties to its old owners...

Antalis staff spent last Friday hopping, skipping, running and roller skating to raise money for charity – in between selling paper and consumables of course.

Paperlinx shareholders have voted to rename the company Spicers as its chairman called 2015 a “challenging and transformative year”.

Denmaur Independent Papers has bought the intellectual property rights and trademark of the Revive brand from the administrators of Paperlinx UK, and has plans to expand the range.

Papermaker Favini has launched a new paper made partly from leather-making leftovers.

Paperlinx’s unprofitable German operation has gone into administration, marking the Australian company’s final withdrawal from Europe.

Denmaur Independent Papers is the first UK supplier to add a newly launched Stora Enso board and has hired a former Paperlinx sales manager to boost its sales force.

The Forest Stewardship Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary today and has commended the print industry for its support.