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HHBV says bid for RDSB delayed due to funding

Private equity house HHBV's bid for RSDB has been delayed with the Dutch investment house announcing that the "finalisation of the funding of the offer [is taking] longer than initially expected".

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Start-up digital printer buys UK's first MGi Meteor DP60

New start-up Digital Book Print is targeting the short-run book sector after investing in the UK's first...

UPM to close loss-making Finnish sawmill

UPM has announced it is to close down its Leivonmäki sawmill in Finland and continue the temporary shutdown...

Second price hike in under six weeks for Sun Chemical inks

Sun Chemical has announced that it will increase its ink prices by up to 20%, striking another blow...

Quebecor World posts big losses following sale of European arm

Struggling print giant Quebecor World has unveiled massive losses on the sale of its European division....

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Europe

Sefas appoints former Synertec head of sales

Document software company Sefas Innovation has added to its UK team with the appointment of Nick Dempsey...

PaperlinX group to raise prices in light of rising costs

The operating companies of merchant giant PaperlinX have announced paper price increases of between...

North America

X-Rite founders cash in life policies to help reduce company debt

The founders of US-based X-Rite are to sell or surrender life insurance policies as part of a bid to...

First Ipex 'print champion' to be announced this month

The Ipex 2010 Champions in Print Awards are gaining momentum, with the first champion set to be unveiled...

 

Asia

Green appointed to vice president role in Kodak's GCG division

Kodak has appointed Stephen Green to the role of vice president for marketing and pre-press solutions...

APP's chief exec tops poll Power List for pulp and paper

Indonesian paper manufacturer Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) chief executive has topped a poll that lists...

Middle East

HP to grow Israeli manufacturing as NUR buy completes

HP has completed its acquisition of Israeli wide-format printer manufacturer NUR Macroprinters and has...

HP continues assault on wide-format with NUR acquisition

HP has continued to ramp up its presence in the large-format and digital signage sector with the acquisition...

 

Africa

Calls for action as WWF says one-fifth of wood 'illegally sourced'

WWF has called for the EU to bring into force strong measures to protect the world's remaining forests...

Zimbabwe 'running out of paper to print money on'

Zimbabwe "could run out of paper to print money on", following a supplier's decision to end paper supply...

Australasia

Coors Brewers awards print contract to Williams Lea

Williams Lea has won a contract from Coors Brewers to help the beer company cut its costs and manage...

Webmart looks Down Under in global expansion plan

Webmart founder Simon Biltcliffe has set his sights on Australia for the first step in the online print...

 

South America

UK's Xaar and FFEI win with Nilpeter kit sale at Drupa

UK suppliers Xaar and FFEI have shown their strength in commercial inkjet with the "secret" South American...

Goss unveils new 4x4 web press

Goss International has bolstered its range of double-circumference commercial web options with the new...