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Commercial printer Northend has said it is on the acquisition trail having bolstered its print capacity by 40% with a 1m spend on a five-unit Heidelberg XL 75 with coater.

Adobe will unveil the latest version of its cross-media design and publishing software Creative Suite 4 (CS4) this month, in a bid to up the ante in its continuing battle with rival Quark.

More than 3,300 paper manufacturing jobs are to be affected as UPM announces mill closures and Stora Enso reveals capacity reductions.

Laminating equipment manufacturer Autobond has announced it will unveil its latest products at this year's Total Print! Expo (TPE) event in October.

Curtis Fine Papers' former managing director Keith Chapman has started up a consultancy business to offer re-financing and turnaround support to the paper, packaging and plastics sectors.

Security printers Security Print Solutions (SPS) has said production of its Corporate Secure Paper will not be affected following the administration of the grades' manufacturer Curtis Fine Papers.

Fujifilm has set the UK launch of the latest version of its cross-media workflow, XMF v2.0, for next month's Total Print! Expo.

Production at Gruppo Cordenons SA's Malmedy plant in Belgium has "temporarily stopped" as of 26 August, following a cash shortage due to a lack of profitability.

Negotiations between Greenpeace Canada and newsprint manufacturer AbitibiBowater have broken down over allegations of irresponsible logging practices.

Paperlinx has been criticised by printers following its decision to instigate a fuel charge of 1% per drop across its UK operating companies, to combat rising oil prices.

<i>PrintWeek</i> has launched a new forum on its website designed to keep readers informed of all the action around this year's Total Print! Expo (TPE).

Kapoor Imaging has announced an exclusive partnership with Berth - a Germany-based manufacturer of punch and benders to the offset market - to sell its products exclusively in the India markets.

Premier Paper's former managing director Fred Haines started his role as sales director of paper manufacturer Fedrigoni on 1 September.

Fujifilm has become the latest company to sign up to Total Print! Expo in what will be its first appearance at the show.