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Technology Monitor: Smart substrates create printing apps
Advances in paper, board and PVC have lead to the development of new kinds of print, which reduce some of the processes or enhance value, find out Tanvi Parekh and Ramu Ramanathan
Sun Chemical signs up to Northprint
Ink giant Sun Chemical has confirmed it is to exhibit at this year's Northprint.
Soaring silver cost forces Agfa to consider price rises
Printers using Agfa Graphics' film are likely to face price rises in the near future as a result of the soaring price of silver - a key component of graphic arts film.
Archant launches eco-font across titles
Newspaper publisher Archant is to launch a new eco-font that cuts down on ink but does not alter the quality of its printed titles.
Stephens & George revealed as Royal Wedding Programme printer
Merthyr Tydfil-based sheetfed magazine printer Stephens & George has been revealed as the company responsible for printing the Official Programme for the Royal Wedding.
Print directors sentenced over DVD scam
Two directors of Pinpoint Press have been sentenced at the Old Bailey for their part in the supply and distribution of hundreds of counterfeit DVDs and printed inlays with a street value of 2.5m.
Strike hits Stora Enso and Metsliitto
Proliitto members at Stora Enso and Metsliitto have become the latest Finnish paper industry workers to go on strike in the ongoing dispute over pay.
Colombier UK's Sittingbourne facility up for sale
Colombier UK has put its Sittingbourne facility on the market for sale as a whole or as two separate parts.
Avery Dennison launches CarWraps.net in North America
Avery Dennison's Graphics and Reflective Solutions division has launched CarWraps.net, a website for businesses looking to personalize cars and trucks with company names, logos and messages.
Oil crisis impact the price of petroleum products
While uprising and internal conflicts in Libya, Yeman and other oil producing countries have lead to drastic reduction in oil exports from this region, a recent bomb explosion in Northern Iraq that...