Sustainability as a business model: With its participation as a main partner at the Cradle to Cradle Congress, which ended in Berlin at the beginning of February, one of the leading international printing ink manufacturers is underlining the importance of the issues of sustainability and environmental protection. "We are aware of our social responsibility and see it as our task not only to optimise our own products and processes, but also to pass on their knowledge and do a bit of educational work," says Heiner Klokkers, Chairman of the hubergroup's Management Board, summing up the deep social roots of the 255-year-old family-owned company.

Tweet

Sun Chemical will continue to monitor its supply chain, including raw material and intermediate suppliers and logistics providers, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Tweet

Kao Collins announced that ongoing testing of their new SIGMA solvent ink proves the product now has a shelf life of 24 months – double the shelf life of 12 months when the product launched in October 2019. SIGMA now offers four-times the shelf life compared to competitors.

Tweet

Earlier, in September 2019, UPM announced the intention to sell its Chapelle newsprint mill in Grand-Couronne, France. It was communicated at the same time, that a process for the potential closure of the mill would be opened in case no credible offer would be received until mid-January 2020.

Tweet

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its sawn construction timber (KVH) mill at Pfarrkirchen in Germany, to the fund LEO II. – VV1 GmbH, managed by the private equity firm Dubag Group.

Tweet

The British paper specialist G . F Smith makes the world a little more colourful: The company is adding four new colors to its popular Colorplan range of fine paper. The high-quality paper creations are available in Germany exclusively from the fine and artist paper specialists Römerturm.

Tweet

Reducing CO2 emissions and thus making a sustainable contribution to climate protection is equally important to Papier Union and Papyrus Deutschland, which will soon merge under the umbrella of the Inapa Group. The joint management has therefore decided to switch the electricity tariffs at almost all warehouse and office locations of both companies to green electricity.

Tweet

By commissioning a fully automated production facility at the Siegburg site, Siegwerk is setting a new quality standard for the production of customized printing inks and varnishes, while continuing to push forward its own digitization.

Tweet

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, will be at Paperex 2019 to present its latest innovations and solution systems aimed to help packaging & paper manufacturers to optimize productivity and/or create value in their markets.

Tweet

In this final quarter of 2019, the printing ink industry has continued to face raw material shortages, challenging supply chain conditions, and new disruptions.

Tweet