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Sdra raises the price of pulp

Sdra has announced a price increase of 24 ($35) per tonne for its main product, long fibre softwood pulp, taking the price to 326 from 1 May.

Litho Supplies and TPT to act for Prolatus kit

Remote proofing and annotation software provider Prolatus has appointed Litho Supplies and Turning Point Technologies (TPT) as resellers.

Creo strengthens sales with Lotems

Creo notched up four sales of its Lotem 800 Quantum platesetter and accompanying workflow at Ipex to UK and Irish printers.

Xerox to pay 7m fine to US SEC

Xerox has agreed to pay a 7m ($10m) fine to the US governments Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle an inquest into its accounting and financial reporting practices.

Global union network sets up support for IP staff

Unions around the world have set up a network, in an act of "global solidarity", to protect the interests of employees at International Paper (IP).

Q4 sales fail to boost Europe's slump in paper

European paper production rallied during the fourth quarter of last year but as expected the increase was not enough to prevent levels declining year-on-year.

Emap enters teen mag war with BBC

Web printers are set to benefit as two publishing titans go head-to-head over the pre-teen and early-teen magazine market with the launch of two glossy magazines aimed at nine- to 13-year-olds this...

Printing forum in Swansea University

The Printing & Coating Forum in Wales is holding a two-day course at the University of Wales in Swansea, to provide print buyers with an understanding of the printing process.

Study finds digital uptake stalled by price

Cost per page is quoted by print buyers as the biggest barrier to the uptake of digital colour printing according to the latest research from CAP Ventures.

IBM aims to up presence

IBM Printing Systems aims to raise its industry profile through a new power to the printer campaign, unveiled at Ipex.

HP Indigo 'can transform digital print market'

HP Indigo believes it can be the next Apple Computer in terms of its ability to transform the market.

Schreier laughs off sale rumours

Heidelberg chairman Bernhard Schreier has dismissed reports of a sale of RWEs 50% stake in the press manufacturer to a US private equity investor as total nonsense.

Muller chief exec upbeat over show

Ipex is attracting the right sort of visitor, according to Muller Martini chief executive Rudi Muller.

Fuji sells first Vx-9600 CTP

Fujifilm Graphic Systems has signed the first order for its new B1 Luxel Vx-9600 CTP system with Lithographic Group, the web offset printer based in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Guardian steps up Colorbus use

Colorbus has announced that The Guardian has bought its magazine proofing system to proof editorial pages for its <i>Weekend</i> and <i>Observer Sports Monthly</i> and <i>Observer Food Monthly</i>...