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Cabot Corp has announced the completion of a $10 million expansion of its Haverhill, Mass. inkjet facility as it looks to position itself for the expected surge in commercial inkjet production.

Chesapeake has become one of the world's first customers of the Highcon Euclid digital production cutting and creasing machine.

A Japanese commercial printer has become the first customer for Ryobi's hybrid 750 Series B2 offset press, which is factory fitted with Kodak Prosper S5 imprinting heads.

McGowans Print has invested in a Scodix digital embossing press and opened a London-based sales office as part of its continuing growth strategy.

Orchard Press has continued its pressroom expansion programme by investing in a Stahlfolder KH 78 combination folder.

Axaio, the PDF creation software developer, has detailed a range of features made available with the launch of its MadeToPrint Illustrator CS3-CS5 plug-in for Enfocus Switch.

CtP manufacturer Lscher has said it generated a wealth of "promising new prospects" during last month's Drupa show in Dsseldorf.

Manufacturing output suffered an unexpectedly steep fall in April according to official figures published by the Office of National Statistics.

Blackburn-based BCP Fluted Packaging claims its new biodegradable POP display board will revolutionise the in-store signage sector.

Rupert Murdoch could be forced to sell at least one of his UK newspapers under a Labour government to reduce his company's influence, Ed Miliband suggested yesterday.