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Finnish mill strikes extended; UK feeling the impact
The ongoing strikes at paper mills in Finland have been extended and could now last for four weeks, with the impact on the UK market now starting to be felt.

Drytac adds gloss variation to removable adhesive range
Drytac has released a new range of gloss-finished substrates to add to its ReTac range of films.

Paper mill strikes underway in Finland
Around 9,000 workers at paper mills in Finland started a three-week strike earlier this week after pay talks broke down.

EFI chief calls for industry to 'lift itself up'
EFI CEO Jeff Jacobson used his inaugural Connect user conference opening keynote to ask the sector to do more to “lift itself up… because there's a lot of growth in this great industry”.

MagnaColours launches new water-based transfer range
Water-based textiles ink supplier MagnaColours has launched a new water-based transfer printing range.

Contact Originators hit by fire
Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators suffered a serious fire at its Bredbury, Stockport facility over the weekend but has stressed it is "business as usual" following speedy action from...

C&T Channel Matrix announces South Korean partnership
C&T Channel Matrix has signed a deal with South Korean firm SDS to sell its EasyBender range of automatic steel rule processing devices in the UK for the first time.

Review of 2019: April
Our annual roundup of all the big stories around the UK printing industry.

Antalis updates on new shareholding structure plan
Ten months down the line, Antalis has issued a statement to reaffirm that it is continuing the process of setting up a new shareholding structure, “which also includes discussions with its main...

Paper companies join new fibre-based packaging alliance
Companies across the paper value chain are part of a new alliance that has been established to promote sustainable methods of dealing with fibre-based packaging.