Plates

Kodak is now negotiating with a single party over the sale of its flexo business and expects to seal the deal in Q4.

Agfa Graphics is expanding its market reach with the acquisition of the pre-press business of Spanish manufacturer Ipagsa.

Agfa Graphics has signed a deal with Chinese plate manufacturer Lucky HuaGuang Graphics to produce plates, initially for the Chinese market.

Quantum Print & Packaging has added two new machines to its kit line-up as it continues an ongoing investment drive that has so far seen it spend “over six figures” during the past 18 months.

Fujifilm UK has launched a new litho plate management business model that it said will allow printers to cost-effectively manage or outsource their plate production.

Agfa has announced immediate plate price rises of up to 10% due to rocketing aluminium costs.

Kodak achieved double-digit growth in volumes for its Sonora process-free and Flexcel flexo plates in Q1, but posted a loss for the quarter amid moves that could lead to more M&A activity at the...

Fujifilm has launched a new low-chemistry plate that only requires a one-stage gum clean out, rather than traditional processing chemistry.

Kodak’s Brad Kruchten is to retire later this month after 36 years at the company, and will be replaced at the helm of its worldwide printing business with another long-serving executive.

Agfa Graphics has launched the new Adamas plate, which is said to offer all of the benefits of existing chem-free alternatives but “brings robustness to a whole new level”.

Kodak has released its full-year and Q4 2017 earnings, posting $94m in net earnings for the year, but with revenue down 7% to $1.5bn (£1.1bn), from $1.64bn in 2016.

Print-Leeds has signed a new five-year plate contact with Agfa and invested in the manufacturer’s Arkana processor and Asanti wide-format workflow software.