Paper

Tullis Russell Papermakers has been fined £50,000 after a worker was injured in a work practice branded “Heath Robinson-esque” by the Sherrif in court.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing the cost of all its coated specialty papers by 6% from 1 April.

Independent paper merchant Rosefox Paper has been appointed as an agent for a selection of Roland DG wide-format equipment and Vivid Laminating Technologies’ entire product range.

Smurfit Kappa has appointed resource management and recycling specialist Countrystyle Recycling to recycle waste from its new paper machine, PM9.

Holmen Paper has postponed restarting the PM 11 production line at its Hallsta Paper Mill in Hallstavik, Sweden until mid-March.

Carbon Balanced Paper, the initiative that enables printers and their customers to boost their environmental credentials, has been reintroduced in the UK.

Wide-format printer Cestrian has launched a festive promotion that will see the firm create free personalised wrapping paper for customers.

Holmen Paper has restarted production on the PM 12 paper production line at its Hallsta Paper Mill in Hallstavik, Sweden for the first time since a fire stopped production at the mill last month.

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.

Production has been stopped at a Swedish paper mill, following a fire last week.

Specialist paper merchant Proco Papers Europe has added sheeting of DuPont Tyvek to its range of services.

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