Paper and substrates

Lampe shows off Squid transparent textile

Squid, a division of Belgian company Lampe Textiles (3.2-C30), is showing off its patented self-adhesive transparent textile of the same name, suitable for the decoration of windows and other glass...

James Cropper's Colourform facility gets royal visit

Prince Charles visited James Cropper’s Colourform unit for the production of plastic-free packaging last week, as the project moves ahead in collaborating with businesses.

Metsä Board launches new eco-barrier paperboard

Folding boxboard and linerboard producer Metsä Board has developed a new eco-barrier paperboard especially for food service use.

Portals has annual production capacity of some 13,000 tonnes

De La Rue divests paper wing

De La Rue has sold a majority stake in its specialist papermaking business to private equity firm Epiris and management in a £68m deal that also marks the return of former De La Rue CFO Colin Child to...

HP and Zanders collaborate on new coated inkjet paper

Zanders has unveiled Zanjet, its coated inkjet paper available in gloss and silk finish with Forest Stewardship certification.

James Cropper warns on profits due to rise in pulp prices

Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has warned that a “significant increase” in pulp prices is likely to hit its full-year profits.

Premier Paper returns to PrintWeekLive!

Independent paper merchant Premier Paper will return to PrintWeekLive! for its second outing in March, this time as a headline sponsor of the show.

Premier Paper to stay green in plans for 2018

Premier Paper Group is wrapping up the year by looking to the future, both with its business and in mitigating the environmental impact of paper production for the next generation.

Warren expands folding boxboard range

Independent cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren has added Mayr-Melnhof’s Accurate Freeze GR Kit 9-11 to its range of folding boxboard products.

Sappi to acquire Cham Paper’s speciality paper business

Paper producer Sappi has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding (CPG) for CHF146.5m (£110m).

Wigston aims to plug uncoated paper shortage

Wigston Paper is looking to fill a market gap caused by the shortage of uncoated paper with its newly announced Snowcap range for offset litho.

Polymer coup for De La Rue

De La Rue has scored something of a coup after securing a share of the polymer supply deal for the Bank of England’s new £20 note.