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Fujifilm gears up for Drupa 2012 with its plate production line

Fujifilm official opened its new PS-10 plate production line in Tilburg, The Netherlands, at a star-studded ceremony attended by the Prince of Orange, HRH Prince Willem-Alexander

 

Iggesund Paperboard to go biofuel exclusively only at Workington

Iggesund Paperboard is to run its Workington mill exclusively using biofuel, as part of a €361m ($500m) investment.

 

50 Fujifilm inks approved for organic textile processing

Fujifilm has had over 50 products from three of its Sericol screen-printing textile ink ranges approved by the Soil Association for use in organic textile processing.

 

Rotomec focuses on sustained biodegradable packaging

Rotomec, a packaging machines manufacturer recently conducted an open house focussing on rotogravure printing and laminating machines. The theme of the open house was "Sustainable Technologies & Biodegradable Materials".

 

Study claims that digital book printing is greener than offset

Digital printing technology can reduce overproduction by 22 per cent and reduce the carbon footprint of a book by up to a fifth, a study commissioned by HP claims.

 

Atlantic Zeiser present new curing method

Atlantic Zeiser Group demonstrated the new eco-friendly air-cooled UV LED curing module, SMARTCURE AIR, and the innovative UV LED curing system, SMARTCURE at Interpack.

 

Manufacturers to raise plate prices as input costs surge

It is understood the exact rise will vary by region, although Fuji said it would be "double digit".

 

Chinese anti-dumping duties imposed after probe concludes

Anti-dumping duties of between 8-35.1% and anti-subsidy duties of between 4%-12% have been imposed on imports of Chinese coated fine paper (CFP) as of 14 May.

 

Eco-publishing service offered by Leading Brands Publishing

Leading Brands Publishing, a Dubai-based custom publishing house, today announced a selection of add-on eco-services for its contract magazine clients in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of its contract magazines.

 

Manroland launches 'Performance Package' for lightweight papers

Manroland has developed 'Performance Package' for lightweight papers. Lightweight paper is generally understood to be a group of substrates from 35 until 60 gsm, mostly uncoated mechanical paper grades and occasionally glazed (calendered). The new package has been developed for the Roland 700 series.

 


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