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Muller expands discount range

Muller Martini has extended its discounted sale of stitching heads to include other items, from washers and timing belts to cams and gear boxes.

Heidelberg to host Inforum

Heidelberg is to hold a Packaging Inforum in Moenchengladbach, Germany.

New premises, healthy orders for Setmasters

Setmasters has begun the second stage of its recovery, following its rescue from administration, with a move to a new factory and a number of undisclosed orders.

Sappi reports 78m pre-tax loss

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.

<i>Le Journal de Montral</i> steps up to full colour

Canadas Le Journal de Montral has made a massive investment in three MAN Roland Colorman web offset presses for installation in its new 63m ($110m) production facility.

Cascades Greenfield gets FSC certification

Cascades Fine Papers Groups Greenfield division has become one of the first de-inked recycled paper pulp mills in Europe to become Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.

Keating lands Norway repro

Keating Group has signed a deal for on-site reprographics at Amcor Flexibles Drammen operation in Norway.

Alcan Packaging rejigs European operations

Global packaging giant Alcan Packaging is to close three of its European operations and is considering the possible sale of two others.

Bezier acquires screen print kit

Bezier has completed the first stage of its 8m investment programme by fitting new screen-printing kit at its Wakefield and Bristol sites.

Koch buys paper and packaging giant for 12bn

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

Agfa to raise prices after profits slide

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 brings catalogue back to the UK

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

Wyndeham buys packaging repro firm Connect

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

BPIF leads print technology study

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.

Ex-CTD MD to join Royle Corporate Print

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