Market research completed by the PPA (the UK Periodical Publishers Association) after the recent 37th FIPP World Magazine Congress in London, has shown that the value added printing techniques demonstrated by PrintCity Alliance members within the innovative & interactive FIPP09 printed Congress programme had created a noticeable impact.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has released an LED-UV (ultraviolet ray) ink-drying system using light-emitting diodes (LED) which the company claims enables significant energy saving in printing.

Reports on Bloomberg suggest Heidelberg looks likely to obtain Euro1.4bn (A$2.4bn) in financing from banks and government funds as early as this week, a month ahead of plan, according to four people familiar with the negotiations.

International food and beverage company PepsiCo has opened a green packaging plant in China. The company says it is the first plant of any kind in the industrial centre of Chongqing to comply with the rigorous sustainable engineering standards known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), set by the Green Building Council.

Taiwanese based label press manufacturer Orthotec has announced that two of the winning labels, which were entered into the World Label Association Awards were printed on Orthotec presses.

The World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the leading international associations for print and digital news publishing, have merged into a new organisation, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

Pre-registration is now open for Ipex 2010 with organisers saying the event will include participation from more than 1,200 international companies representing all sectors of the print, publishing and media industry.

A high-resolution LED print head developed by Fuji Xerox has won the Imaging Society of Japan’s Technology Award this month. The LED print head, with self-scanning light emitting device, is incorporated into Fuji Xerox’s colour multifunction devices and colour printers.

Goss International has unveiled a new jaw folder for its M-500 and M-600 presses, which the company claims provides greater production flexibility for printers that primarily produce tabloid and smaller magazine formats. The Goss JF-55 double-aisle folder accommodates the full web width of Goss M-500 or M-600 16-page press models.

A panel of label industry experts has reviewed the votes for the 2009 Label Industry Global Awards and announced that the winner of the prestigious R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award is the well-known label consultant, Michael Fairley.