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Licensees move to assert rights ahead of Kodak patent sale
Kodak's sale of some 1,100 digital imaging patents has hit another road bump after a slew of tech giants that license the US-based manufacturer's technology filed objections to the proposed sale.

Bottles use 50% more finite resources than carton packs
A pan-European study has found that carton packs for UHT milk use 57% less fossil resources than bottles.
Ennis posts Q1 profit drop, despite boost in print sales
Midlothian, TX-based print and apparel company Ennis reported a first quarter drop in EDITA of more than 50% compared with the same period in 2011 to $10m, largely due to declines on the clothing side...

St Ives sales up, but not from Olympics
St Ives chief executive Patrick Martell has warned that companies planning Olympics-related promotions could struggle to secure print capacity unless they firm up their plans soon.

Heidelberg records 229m loss but targets swift recovery
Heidelberg's restructuring programme has contributed to a 138m (112m) pre-tax loss in the last quarter of its financial year 2011/12, resulting in 229m pre-tax loss for the full year.

DMGT sees increase in regional profit, but nationals struggle
Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) saw profits rise in its struggling regional division Northcliffe for the first time in four years, according to its half-year results to 1 April.

KBA posts Q1 results, hails Drupa orders
KBA has posted a return to profit in its first quarter results, transforming last year's loss in both its operating and pre-tax figures into a small surplus, despite sales coming in "below target".

CGX makes splash at Drupa, but posts disappointing results
Houston-based Consolidated Graphics (CGX) had a bit of a mixed week, creating a splash at drupa by announcing the purchase of 11 new HP Indigo 10000 digital presses, while reporting a loss in its...

Johnston Press slips to loss after 164m impairment charge
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has blamed a mass cut of the book value of its newspapers as the reason for recording a pre-tax loss of 144m last year.

Xerox posts Q1 revenue rise, shifts focus to BPO
Xerox saw its Q1 revenues rise slightly over the same period in 2011 to $5.5bn, while pre-tax profit declined 11% to $313m as the company continued its shift from a hardware/technology provider into...