Paper and substrates

Antalis McNaughton has developed two new swatches to help digital colour printers identify which substrates to print on for the best results with both dry and liquid toner digital presses.

Favini's latest innovation in packaging paper, Crush, has won the Green award at its launch at Luxepack 2012.

Fedrigoni UK will celebrate its 20th anniversary by giving away Highgrove china coffee cups to the three clients that tweet the best designs on Fedrigoni paper.

Paper manufacturer James Cropper is in line to receive a 3.2m grant from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for its proposed steam raising plant.

Six Spanish envelope exporters have been fined a total of 3.7m for collaborating to fix prices.

The Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) has arrested six suspects in what is believed to be one of the UK's biggest counterfeit cheque networks.

Océ has launched a clear polypropylene film, for use with its Arizona flatbed UV presses, that gives a three dimensional effect to anything that is printed on it.

Metsa Board has opened a new Euro 50m biopower plant at its Kyro mill in Kyrokoski, Finland.

Paper manufacturer James Cropper has appointed Phil Wild as chief executive of the company following Alun Lewis' departure after 25 years of service.

Premier Paper has opened a stock-holding branch in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk as part of its commitment to provide local services.

Staff at envelope manufacturer John Dickinson are facing potential job losses after they were told on Friday that the plant may close due to declining demand.