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Drupa report: recovery expected to start in 2023
Drupa has published its Eighth Global Trends Report after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

Solopress upgrades from manual folding with Moll spend
Commercial printer Solopress has installed a Moll folder after finding its productivity bottlenecked by manual folding speeds.

Lenzing makes changes due to energy crisis
Lenzing Group has trimmed fibre production at one of its Austrian sites and will not provide any more guidance on its likely financial performance in 2022 due to the volatility of energy and raw...

Precision Proco partners with Tony’s Chocolonely
Precision Proco has added ethical confectionary brand Tony’s Chocolonely to its client portfolio, to deliver personalised orders for the UK market as the chocolatier also looks to bolster its supply...

Sappi to sell three European graphic paper mills
Sappi has agreed a deal with Aurelius – the investment group that's also in the process of buying Agfa's Offset business – to sell Sappi's Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, Stockstadt Mill in...

Bespoke printing firm sold in pre-pack
Colourpoint Litho has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a related party, casting off its pandemic-related liabilities in the process.

Mondi invests €5m in new research and development centre
Mondi is building a new research and development (R&D) centre at its Steinfeld site in Germany to drive innovation in sustainable plastic and fibre packaging materials.

Worker injured in paper rewinder
A paper industry worker was saved from more serious injury by the quick actions of colleagues, after being drawn into a rewinding machine.

Postal workers to strike for 19 days over two months
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called a further 19 days of strike action at Royal Mail Group across October and November.

Mediahuis closes Newry newsprint facility
European media group Mediahuis has announced the closure of its Newry printing site, where Irish titles under its Independent News & Media (INM) brand are printed.

IFS to showcase Horizon’s iCE LiNK workflow software
IFS will show off its cloud-based Horizon iCE LiNK workflow management system working with new Horizon machinery at the IFS Finish + Bind 360 event next month.

Web and gravure expert Alan Fraser passes away
Alan Fraser, who held senior roles at some of the biggest names in the web and gravure printing industry of the day including Watmoughs, Quebecor World and Polestar, has died aged 70.

King Charles III to feature on stamps and banknotes
The current image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II used on the Machin Definitive ‘everyday’ stamps will be updated to feature an image of His Majesty King Charles III, while banknotes will also be...

Screen previews new water-based inkjet
Screen has developed a prototype inkjet press for printing onto paper-based flexible packaging using water-based, food-safe inks.

MacroArt heads to schools in latest apprentice drive
Branding and signage specialist MacroArt has begun directly targeting local schools and colleges with detailed information about apprenticeship vacancies across its business.