The tallow backlash that has engulfed the Bank of England has also caused De La Rue to revisit its polymer formulation, PrintWeek can reveal.

An outcry over the use of miniscule amounts of animal by-products in the production of the new fiver has caused the Bank of England to look at changing the formulation of the banknote substrate.

Finishing specialist Ipack Solutions has become the UK and Ireland distributor for the Hatten Boomerang range of single-operator returning folder-gluers.

The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has announced that the proposed closure of its Harmsworth Didcot site will cost just shy of £50m.

Paper prices will increase by up to 10% over the next few weeks.

Printers have been offering to help disappointed parents, children and schools after Edinburgh-based business Dynamic Colour abruptly ended its Christmas card service this week.

Independent paper merchant Ovendens has become the sole UK stockist for two products in the Teknocard solid bleached sulphate (SBS) board range, after partnering with Arjowiggins Graphic.

Premier Paper has raised more than £20,000 for Breast Cancer Care, following a successful fundraising campaign in recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Ricoh has launched its new Pro 8200 series of mono digital printers as direct replacements for the Pro 8100 series.

A petition calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the substrate used for the new polymer fiver has reached more than 97,000 signatures.

The world’s first installation of the Xerox DTO direct-to-shape printing system is now live at DCL Print in Crawley.