Environment

The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) held its Autumn Conference yesterday (1 September), with its twin focus on wellbeing and mental health, and sustainability, as well as its supplier...

A new business using digital printing as part of its plans to bring on-demand production to vinyl records has gained fresh funding from backers connected to Adele, Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey.

Historic Swedish mill Lessebo Paper has halted production after the energy price crisis resulted in a €16m (£13.8m) increase in electricity costs.

Agfa has found a buyer for its Offset Solutions division, and plans to sell it to Aurelius Group in a €92m (£78.7m) deal.

As consumers are hit by news of the huge increase in the energy price cap, print business leaders are urging the government to help firms cope with spiralling energy costs.

SwissQprint will join forces with Zund, Antalis, and Compass Business Finance at an event next month that will be centred around sustainability in large-format printing.

DS Smith is claiming an industry first in trialling seaweed-based raw materials as an alternative to plastics, as part of the packaging giant’s major investment in circular economy products.

Marketreach has teamed up with The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) to launch a step-by-step guide on how to use mail more sustainably.

Paper and board supplier Chapelton has teamed with CarbonQuota to become Carbon Neutral on its direct operations.

Wide-format substrate manufacturer and hardware reseller Soyang Europe has added Endutex’s Biotex Collection of eco-friendly materials to its portfolio.