News

US industrial giant Koch Industries is to buy global packaging and paper firm Georgia-Pacific, in a 12bn ($21bn) deal.

Agfa is to raise prices next month after its Graphic Systems division posted a 65% slump in Q3 operating profits in results announced this morning.

Polestar Sheffield has brought a major contract back to the UK by winning the Christmas catalogue for toy retailer Toys "R" Us.

Wyndeham Press Group has made its second acquisition of the year buying packaging repro firm Connect Digital Imaging.

High-profile members of the publishing and direct marketing sectors are to join together to map out their visions of how printing technology will develop over the next 10-15 years.

Former CTD Printers managing director Mike Wells is to join the Fulmar group on Monday as technical sales director of Royle Corporate Print.

Polestar Chromoworks has won a multi-magazine contract from contract publisher, Redactive Media.

Billingham Press has bought its third consecutive B2 MAN Roland press, a four-colour 504LV with coater.

Hurricanes, high costs and low paper prices have hit Sappis full-year results, as the South African paper manufacturer posted a 78.5m ($137m) pre-tax loss.

International Paper (IP) Europe has joined the Paper Profile initiative in response to the growing demand from customers for environmental information.

According to a UN-commissioned inquiry, printing machinery and consumables suppliers paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to the toppled Saddam Hussein regime.

UPM and Norske Skog have both posted a slump in Q3 profits year-on-year, 33% to 75.1m (111m) and 14% to 16.8m respectively.

Antalis has produced a chain of custody Guide to Certification pack to help printers through the certification process.

Encapsulation and lamination supplier Payne has expanded its slitting capability after installing a Bobst Titan SR8 cantilever slitter rewinder.

Beaumanor Press has installed a Crease Matic 150 card creaser as it steps up production in its digital print division.