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UK Packaging sector rides out horsemeat scandal
As an increasing number of food products found to contain horsemeat are removed from supermarkets, the UK packaging sector remains unfazed.

Alwan adds digital and web-offset support to Print Standardizer 4.6
Alwan Color Expertise has extended its Print Standardizer product line with an entry-level version for small firms and digital operations and an industrial version for web-offset printers.

Government puts 240m skills funding up for grabs
Applications for round two of the government's vocational training-focused Employment Ownership Pilot (EOP) have opened for bidding.

Pyramid Display Materials reveals enhanced Foamalite range
An enhanced range of Foamalite display boards has been launched by 3A Composites.

Alito set to appoint administrators
Argall Solutions, which trades as Alito Color Group, filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators yesterday.

Killer App: WRH scents fragrance first
To mark the launch of Davidoff's The Game, WRH Marketing Group created its first ever 'Memoscent' packet to adorn The Daily Telegraph on behalf of fragrance creator Coty Prestige.

<i>Sun on Sunday</i> offsets <i>News of The World</i> legal bill
Investigations into the phone hacking scandals at <i>News of The World</i> continue to impose significant costs for parent company News Corporation, according to its second quarter results.

Kodak requests third Chapter 11 plan extension, concludes patent sale
Eastman Kodak completed the sale and licensing of its digital imaging patents for $527m this week as it asked for yet another extension to the deadline for filing its Chapter 11 plan.

Government publishes shared parental leave reforms
Parents will be able to share 52-weeks leave following the birth of a child, under new reforms published today in the Children and Families Bill.

Shuttleworth focuses on efficiency with MIS upgrade
Shuttleworth has updated its MIS software to version 5.2 with a focus on providing a simplified yet customised interface to improve staff efficiency.

Cotek Papers fined for worker's crushed hand
Gloucestershire paper manufacturer Cotek Papers has been fined nearly 6,000 after a worker crushed his hand in one of its coating machines.

Printable chrome vinyl launched by Ritrama
A printable mirror-finish chrome vinyl has been launched by self-adhesive film specialist Ritrama, extending its range of chrome finish materials.

Printable textile firm Heytex bought in PE-backed MBO
Heytex Bramsche (Heytex), the producer of printable textiles for large format printing has been sold to a management buyout backed by German private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG).

Josero promises to halve ink costs for Arizona and Acuity users
Triangle's aftermarket inks for the Oc Arizona and Fujifilm Acuity flatbed printers, promising inks cost savings of 50%, have been launched in the UK.

APP pledges to stop clearing Indonesian rainforest
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has pledged to halt its Indonesian deforestation projects with immediate effect, bringing 2012's anti-deforestation pledge forward by two years.