Consumables

The plate was used to print copies of the key historical document

110-year-old printing plate sells for £15k at auction

A printing plate used for the historical Ulster Covenant has sold for £15,000 at a Belfast auction house.

Around 200 Unite the Union members are picketing today

Picket lines out at Sun Chemical

Union members across Sun Chemical’s major UK ink plants are taking part in a second day of strikes.

FespaDaily 22 round-up: Day 4

Our round-up of articles published in the final issue of the dual language, official show newspaper for Fespa Global Print Expo 2022 in Berlin produced by Printweek.

Upbeat team: Wille, Wilson and Juéry at Fespa

Agfa plots 'huge growth' with Inca tech

Agfa CEO Pascal Juéry said the group was “eager to get started” with the integration of Inca, with selective demos of the new B1 Speedset folding carton device set to commence later this year.

FespaDaily 22 round-up: Day 3

Our round-up of articles published in issue three of the dual language, official show newspaper for Fespa Global Print Expo 2022 in Berlin produced by Printweek.

Epple Druckfarben has an ambitious growth strategy

Epple completes funding round to bolster investment drive

Inkmaker Epple Druckfarben has completed a funding round to unlock financing worth tens of millions of Euros, according to the firm, to support its continued growth strategy.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe is a German subsidiary of Japanese company Mitsubishi Paper Mills

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper increases prices

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe is increasing prices for all of its speciality papers next month due to continued increases in costs, particularly in the areas of pulp, chemicals and freight.

FespaDaily 22 round-up: Day 2

Our round-up of articles published in issue two of the dual language, official show newspaper for Fespa Global Print Expo 2022 in Berlin produced by Printweek.

Pigment.Inc: a number of debuts

Pigment.Inc demos range at Fespa '22

Direct-to-garment equipment manufacturer Pigment.Inc debuted a range of DTG and DTF printers as well as pre and post-press devices developed by its subsidiary brands DTG Digital and PPS Innovations.

Agfa has been implementing quarterly price increases and surcharges since Q2 last year

Agfa to up aluminium offset plate prices

Agfa is set to increase its offset plate prices worldwide, effective from 1 July.