Printweek Daily Bulletin - Arrow ditches solvents; Agfa to close Ipagsa; Day to up prices; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 25 August 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Arrow Film moves to water-based process]( [Arrow Film moves to water-based process]( Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has initiated its move over to an innovative water-based inks process following the successful completion of trials. [Agfa's offset wing back in the black, Ipagsa to shut]( [Agfa's offset wing back in the black, Ipagsa to shut]( Agfa’s Offset Solutions business is back in the black in Q2, with sales up 20% and a near-€11m (£9.4m) improvement in EBITDA compared to last year – but a fresh restructure will involve the closure of its Ipagsa operation in Spain. [Day International: prices have to go up]( [Day International: prices have to go up]( Printing blankets are the latest industry consumable going up in price due to soaring input costs and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. [VMC opens registrations and outlines agenda]( Registrations have opened for the eighth Visual Media Conference (VMC), which will take place across three days next month with a hybrid programme of live-streamed and pre-recorded sessions. [JICMail results show mail helped to encourage consumers back in store]( JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q2 2021, which highlights the crucial role mail played in encouraging consumers back into shops as coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased. [Sponsored content] [Is software your key to business agility?]( [Is software your key to business agility?]( The need to be able to adapt quickly has been clearly demonstrated in the past 18 months – so now is the perfect time to ensure your business has the flexibility it needs to thrive. [Yesterday's most read] [Service Graphics takes UK first for new mailing operation]( [Precision Proco commits to Tharstern]( [KJS Print to Mail in first paper wrap investment]( [Blogs] [Printer's devil: it's in the detail]( Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry. [In this issue] [Your August & September Printweek is out now. The 'New Normal Issue' is jam-packed with all the usual news and views as well as thought provoking long reads, not to mention a special feature on the Printweek Awards...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Pricing Analyst | Self Adhesive Labels | North West]( [Sign Installer]( [Campaign Manager | Print Management | Retail | North West]( [Direct Mail Production Manager]( [Sales Co-ordinator | Flexible Packaging | Shropshire]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Access all areas]( [Access all areas]( Lockdowns have accelerated the drive for more remotely accessed services such as diagnostics and even repair, a trend that looks set to grow post-pandemic. [Spend and save]( [Spend and save]( It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March. [Making a planned exit]( [Making a planned exit]( Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75]( A Speedmaster update has given Fretwell Print & Direct Mail a productivity boost thanks to a highly automated specification. [Star product: Intec ColorCut SC5000]( A fast, cost-effective digital die-cutter with autofeeder that can cut and crease in one pass. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Printweek Daily News emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.