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LBF sets focus on India and South Africa for forthcoming shows

The London Book Fair (LBF) has revealed that India and South Africa will be the market focus countries for its 2009 and 2010 shows, respectively.

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Sakurai president attends B&B Press 50th anniversary party

B&B Press has marked the purchase of two Sakurai presses in its 50th anniversary year with a sake drum...

Low profitability forces Sappi to put up woodfree paper prices

Coated woodfree paper producer Sappi Fine Paper Europe has announced several price increases as profitability...

4DM takes over UK sales agency for inline specialist Venturini

Direct mail house 4DM has continued to expand its services by taking over the UK sales agency for Italy-based...

Survey shows Europe falling behind in global forest market

China, India, Latin America and Russia remain the growth drivers in the forest products market, while...

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Europe

Schreier hints at Heidelberg takeover approaches

Heidelberg's chief executive has said the company may be the subject of a takeover approach as its share...

Hunkeler looks ahead to Swiss products show

Finishing manufacturer Hunkeler is planning to show its equipment at a show in Switzerland, following...

North America

EFI prepares for Las Vegas 'boot camp'

EFI is gearing up for its ninth annual Connect user conference, which kicks off at the end of this month...

David Cameron proposes Chapter 11 style system in UK

Chapter 11 style creditor protection procedures could be introduced in the UK should the Conservatives...

 

Asia

F1 Colour to run live testing of offshore prepress service

F1 Colour is currently running live tests with Express KCS and Seven Publishing prior to launching a...

Gopsons hopes to pick up outsource work after Norhaven kit buy

India's Gopsons Papers has spent INR 20 crore (£2.4m) on book lines from Europe-based printer Norhaven...

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

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...

De La Rue selected as a printer for Ethiopian bank note contract

De La Rue has joined German Gieseck and Deverient in a multi-million pound deal to print bank notes...

Australasia

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...

Australian ProPrint launches website

ProPrint , the Australian print title acquired by Haymarket Business Media last month, has launched...

 

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...