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Communisis in talks about sale

Communisis is at a very early stage in talks over a possible sale of all or part of the firm, it announced this morning.

Fuji launches processless ready violet platesetter

Fujifilm has revealed a new entry-level product in its B2 violet platesetter range, the Luxel V-6e.

Stora Enso plans massive capacity cuts

Stora Enso plans to cut capacity by up to 2m tonnes across its European operations.

Amazon at threat from rise in illegal logging

The Amazon rainforest is being destroyed at a rate of up to 30,000sqkm per year, twice as quickly as previously thought, according to new research.

Norske boosts cash for school reading drive

Norske Skog has extended its support for newspaper readership scheme Newspapers in Education (NiE) with a 2m (NOK22.5m) pledge.

Publisher plans newsmag daily

An Austrian newspaper publisher has revealed plans for an innovative daily news magazine that will combine heatset and coldset production in the same title.

Forscot scheme could create 6,000 UK jobs

The 1bn Forscot pulp and paper project is set to create more than 6,000 jobs and an estimated annual income of 106m, according to an economic impact assessment.

European drive for Hello brand

Robert Horne has launched a new pan-European campaign to promote its Hello wood-free, coated-paper brand, designed to encourage feedback from printers.

Big guns focus on news finishing at Ifra event

Mailroom profitability was in the spotlight at last weeks IfraExpo as major suppliers pushed ways to make money out of newspaper finishing.

1st Byte fits GAE perfect binder

1st Byte has completed a deal at Digital Print World to buy a 23,000 Horizon BQ-270 perfect binder from Graphic Arts Equipment.

Offset chooses Bobst SPanthera die-cutter

Offset Productions has installed an SPanthera 106 LE die-cutter, replacing two older machines.

In Brief Post-Press

Encore Machinery has launched a compact PitStop creaser and MB folder combo machine. The MB 35 SRA3 folder dovetails with both PitStop high-speed digital creasers, running at 8,000 and 3,600 sheets...

The Digital People wins UK rights for HP Indigo

The Digital People has been handed channel partner status with HP Indigo.

Sale puts Anacomp on booklet market map

Anacomp has sold its first Ricoh digital printer into the booklet production market.

NexPress 2100 for Forward

Poetry printer and publisher Forward Press has installed a new NexPress 2100.