Companies & suppliers

HP makes Scottish packaging acquisition
HP Inc has acquired Scottish plastic-free bottle manufacturer Choose Packaging to strengthen its sustainable packaging offering.

Despair as UPM strike extended for third time
Printers, print buyers and paper merchants are in despair after UPM announced that strike action at its Finnish mills could be extended for a third time and by a further three weeks – until 12 March.

Konica Minolta adds 100ppm mono device
Konica Minolta has added to its AccurioPrint range with a new entry-level 100ppm monochrome printer.

Sad tale tops January’s most read
While our first 2022 listicle of the most-read articles on printweek.com could hardly be described as cheery collection, much like with the January skies, if you look hard enough there was the...

Fedrigoni UK launches annual calendar project
Fedrigoni UK has unveiled the latest edition of its annual calendar project, Fedrigoni 365.

Delta buys Odessa and says more M&A to come
Delta Group has acquired Odessa UK out of its CVA, safeguarding circa 40 jobs and bolstering the flexibility of the group’s outdoor offering as it looks to double sales.

Sun Chemical to increase prices
Sun Chemical is increasing prices across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed, and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in the EMEA region, effective immediately or as...

UPM earnings back to pre-pandemic levels
Sales at UPM were up 14% to nearly €10bn (£8.33bn) last year in what CEO Jussi Pesonen described as a “strong year” for the overall group, although its Communication Papers business remained...

Canon and Plockmatic collaborate on inline coating for VarioPrint iX
Canon and finishing kit supplier Plockmatic have collaborated on the inline integration of Canon’s VarioPrint iX-series digital inkjet sheetfed press with Plockmatic’s DigiCoater Pro 400 HD LED paper...

Flint Group to implement more price rises
Flint Group’s Offset Packaging Solutions (OPS) and Commercial Publication Web (CPW) divisions are set to announce further price increases.