Avery invests in European ops; Inkjet drug regs reprieve; Lecta to up prices; Spandex; Konica Minolta; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 06 May 2022 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped]( [Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped]( Industry bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to can looming regulation changes which threatened to effectively ban certain ingredients crucial to the manufacture of inks and press chemistry, including inkjet ink, from next month. [Avery Dennison European ops benefit from big spend]( [Avery Dennison European ops benefit from big spend]( Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway. [Lecta to up prices on specialty grades]( [Lecta to up prices on specialty grades]( Lecta will increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% from next month. [Sponsored content] [BOXIT with Fusion Speed – an unbeatable combination]( [BOXIT with Fusion Speed – an unbeatable combination]( The ideal solution for one person operation, the BOXIT postal tray system is now included as standard in the Fusion Speed system free of charge making it the most advanced automated mail inserter available in the market. [Double down on business… cards]( [Double down on business… cards]( New data from Aura Print suggests you could double your sales and boost your margins by joining its army of resellers and instantly expanding your business card offering. [More product news] [Spandex unifies group under single brand]( Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia. [Konica Minolta flags impairment losses on past buys]( Konica Minolta has downgraded its profit forecast for the year – and now expects to make an operating loss – and is also likely to breach one of its banking covenants. [Antalis brings sustainability to fore at Fespa]( Antalis is planning to bring a sustainability focus to its exhibit at the upcoming Fespa Global Print Expo show. [Lecta reports on 2021]( Lecta has reported big increases in revenue and EBITDA but a pre-tax loss from continuing operations in 2021. [Knowledge Bank] [Best of British: Thinking inside the box]( [Best of British: Thinking inside the box]( Avid readers of Printweek’s news pages may recall that in September 2018 the German finishing systems manufacturer Kolbus bought a British boxmaking machinery manufacturer called British Converting Solutions, or BCS. It renamed it Kolbus Autobox UK, harking back to an earlier name of BCS. [Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward]( [Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward]( Print in motion’ is the tag line Fespa has chosen for the 2022 Global Print Expo, which takes place at the Berlin Messe at the end of May. [Winding down a love affair]( [Winding down a love affair]( When Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place. [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? 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[Product reviews] [Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder]( [Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder]( Allistair Hunter, managing director of Clacton-on-Sea-based print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group says that to be successful in the printing industry and enjoy longevity you have to constantly look to add value and create efficiencies in your business. [Star product: Hybrid Software Cloudflow]( [Star product: Hybrid Software Cloudflow]( Workflow automation for packaging and labelling businesses. [Star product: Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJet 106]( [Star product: Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJet 106]( This press partnership sets out to offer the best of digital and offset for packaging printers. © MA Business Limited 2022. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Product Portfolio bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. 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