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Amcor achieves place on global green index

Packaging giant Amcor has been recognised by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to the disclosure of climate change information....

News makes multi million dollar press investment

In a statement of belief in print News Limited is making a multi-million dollar investment in pressroom equipment from manroland web systems and QI Press Controls, with the aim of delivering long term viability of its print business....

Anitech launches new Seiko ColorPainters

Signage hardware, software, media and ink supplier Anitech has released the latest in the Seiko ColorPainter series of printers, the H2P-104s and the H2P-74s which are designed for 24 hour printing....

KBA moves into black on all fronts

KBA has moved into the black, recording a 16 per cent rise in sales for its third quarter to €916.2m, on the back of a 34 per cent increase in web and special presses sales, and posting a net profit after tax of €5.9m....

Heidelberg loses €57m in H1, but orders heading up

The world’s biggest press manufacturer Heidelberg has reported a first half earnings before tax (EBIT) loss of €57m, compared with a loss of €21m the year before, although its operating profit just made it into the black at €1m while orders ros...

KBA launches energy saving dryer on Rapida

Press manufacturer KBA has launched VariDry Blue, new drying system for its sheetfed Rapida press range, which the company says will cut energy consumption for drying by half, meaning new press investment may qualify for the 33 per cent government reba...

PIAA secures Govt funding for new print courses

Printing Industries is calling for expressions of interest from New South Wales and Victorian printing companies for a trio of courses – Leadership, Sales and Innovation - that the federal government has agreed to fund, meaning they will be virtually...

Geon and Adams take top spot in Vic PICAs

Geon and Adams Print were the biggest winners at the 2012 Victorian Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICAs) collecting three golds each....

Roland Soljet wins Euro award at Viscom

The Roland DG Soljet Pro4 XR-640 wide format printer/cutter has received the Best of 2012 Award in the Signmaking category at the largest signmaking tradeshow in Europe, Viscom....

CMYKhub makes digital move

One of the country’s biggest trade printers CMYKhub has installed its first digital printer, with a new HP Indigo 5600 going into the company’s Melbourne facility....

Seligs buy Blue Star Australia

The Australian business of troubled mega printer Blue Star Group has been bought by CaxtonWeb, the print company owned by Geoff and Paul Selig....

New Horizon finishing line for Maxam

Shepparton based commercial printer Maxam Printing has invested in a full Horizon finsihing line and is already is seeing the full effects of its decision....

Newspapers suffer 27th month of decline

The newspaper industry recorded its 27th consecutive quarterly print circulation fall as metropolitan newspapers posted an average 6.5 per cent drop while national newspaper circulation fell by 5.5 per cent in the September quarter....

Geon gets new backer as loans sold

The country’s biggest sheetfed printer Geon has new financial backers, with a US investment group KKR buying the company’s reported $80m debt from the Bank of Scotland International (BOSI)....

Opus looks to Asia as Aus stays flat

Opus has reported strong growth in the Asian market while its Australian conditions remain subdued. ...

HP appoints Spandex to resell latex range

HP has appointed Spandex Asia Pacific to resell HP’s Designjet latex wide format printer range across Australia, which includes the HP Designjet L26500 and Superwide HP Designjet L28500....

PMP forecasts flat earnings in tough trading

The country’s biggest printer PMP says it is unlikely to see any increase in earnings this year, forecasting  it will generate between $31m-$34m before interest, tax and significant items for the 2012-2013 period, similar to the $32.7m it earned in ...

IBS continues to grow with Genius

IBS Cards has continued to innovate and grow with the new KBA Genius 52UV presses supplied by Jet Technologies....

Selig closing in on Blue Star

Geoff Selig’s CaxtonWeb is closing in on a deal to buy Blue Star's Print Australia for an undisclosed sum from current owner Champ Private Equity....

Drupa sticks with four years, shortens length

 The world’s biggest print industry expo drupa has decided to stick with its four-year cycle, but has shortened the duration of the mega show by three days to 11....

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