Efraim ‘Efi’ Arazi, one of the pioneering giants of the global print industry has passed away.

There are a couple of spots left in the NSW Print Industry Golf Day scheduled for tomorrow at Ryde Parramatta Golf Club.

Some 50 wide format printers were in attendance as Sydney based Positive Camtec hosted an Open Day showcasing its equipment to the public.

Printers are likely to find their trade suppliers tightening their credit terms as the industry deals with the aftermath of the $300m collapse of Geon.

The thirtieth National Print Awards (NPA) will held on the penultimate day of PacPrint13, at the Palladium Ballroom at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, with the regal theme ‘The Midas Touch.’

Pentawards organisers have called for entries in 50 categories from packaging designers, brand owners, and print and packaging suppliers for the competition devoted exclusively to packaging design.

The Sustainable 60 (S60) programme run by Fairfax Media, has entered a strategic partnership with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), in association with BusinessNZ.

Atlas converting equipment will showcase its latest Atlas CW series and the Titan SR9 series slitter rewinders for film and flexible materials at Chinaplas 2013 to be held in Guangzhou, China from May 20-23.

The second edition of InnoPack Pharma which is scheduled for June 27-28 2013, in Mumbai, India will bring over 150 packaging professionals and around 30 exhibitors to the confex which is dedicated to pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery systems.

Margaret Thatcher’s impact on print was profound, her alliance with Australia’s Rupert Murdoch providing one of the defining moments in the history of UK print, and of industrial relations, and resonating around the world, writes Australian Printer editor Wayne Robinson.

Cultural change afoot at Konica Minolta with appointment of sustainability champion Dr David Cooke as the new managing director.

James McOnie, journalist and reporter for television sport show ‘The Crowd Goes Wild’ will emcee the NZSDA Awards, taking place as part of the NZSDA conference later this month.

Organisers have prepared educational content and hands-on features designed to show real-life examples of print for Fespa 2013, set down for the Excel London Exhibition Centre from June 25-29.

Southern China based Fujikon Packing Materials has purchased an eight colour Roland 500 with full UV application.

Spicers is continuing its drive into the wide format market, it has just launched the Stadur Viscom Sign Easyprint, a new German engineered lightweight foam board for indoor and outdoor advertising and displays.

Paper merchant KW Dogget has added the H grade to its list of JJP Synthetic range of white, polypropylene papers suitable for indoor and outdoor use, offset printing, embossing and foiling.

A new letterpress printing and design studio has started in Brisbane, with one man’s hobby now becoming a full time business as Little Peach Co opens its doors.

Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak has announced net sales of €11.16bn in 2012, a rise of 4.3 per cent from 2011 in comparable terms.

The Printing Industries Association of Australia (Printing Industries) is launching webinar programmes covering major areas of business operations.

Auspack Plus has sold out with 302 exhibiting companies including 76 international organisations from 15 countries set to take part in the packaging exhibition from May 7-10 at the Sydney Showgrounds.