Consumables

Flint to increase prices at flexible packaging arm
Flint Group Flexible Packaging Europe is set to increase prices effective from June 2022.

Screen upgrades Truepress Jet520HD
Screen has launched a retrofittable upgrade package for its Truepress Jet 520HD inkjet printer series.

Fedrigoni continues on growth path
The Fedrigoni Group has reported turnover of €1.76bn (£1.48bn) in its results for the 12-month period to March 2022.

Inflation: printers “hammered from all directions”
Printers have reported price increases well beyond headline figures, as consumer inflation rises to its highest point in 40 years.

Fujifilm reports on 2021, grows inkjet
Fujifilm plans to build a global manufacturing structure to satisfy the needs of the growing inkjet market, while at its plates business more price increases are necessary to keep the business...

Kodak reports on challenging Q1
Kodak boss Jim Continenza said the firm had taken “unprecedented steps” to ensure supplies to its customers during ongoing supply chain disruption.

Plates wing buoys Agfa Q1 results
Agfa has posted a big jump in Q1 EBITDA despite what the group described as “an extraordinary inflationary context”.

Spandex unifies group under single brand
Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia.

Avery Dennison European ops benefit from big spend
Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway.

Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped
Industry bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to can looming regulation changes which threatened to effectively ban certain ingredients crucial to the manufacture of inks and press...