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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.

Creo Print On-Demand Solutions Group (PODS) has partnered with DirectSmile to deliver new services to the variable data market.

Oc is to cut 150 jobs in Europe as it aims to improve profit margins.

GeoPost UK has become the latest firm to challenge Royal Mails bulk mailing service, with its new operation, mailplus.

Durst is launching a roll-to-roll ink-jet printer, designed to meet ever-tightening environmental regulations.

DuPont has made its Cromaprint 22UV digital printing system commercially available in Europe.

German scanning-software firm LaserSoft has introduced a new version of its SilverFast software, which it claims can dramatically improve the quality of desktop scanners.