Flint's new ink; Mondi exits Russia; New life for UPM mill; Fujifilm; Kodak; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 13 May 2022 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Flint turns down the heat with new ink]( [Flint turns down the heat with new ink]( Flint Group has thrown a lifeline to heatset web offset printers battling spiralling gas prices with a new ink range that doesn’t need to be dried. [Mondi confirms Russian exit]( [Mondi confirms Russian exit]( Mondi has confirmed that it plans to divest its Russian operations because of the country's invasion of Ukraine. [New life for UPM mill]( [New life for UPM mill]( UPM’s shuttered Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill in France is set to be reborn as a cardboard production site under its new owners. [Sponsored content] [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. [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. [More product news] [Fujifilm reports on 2021, grows inkjet]( Fujifilm plans to build a global manufacturing structure to satisfy the needs of the growing inkjet market, while at its plates business more price increases are necessary to keep the business sustainable. [Kodak reports on challenging Q1]( Kodak boss Jim Continenza said the firm had taken “unprecedented steps” to ensure supplies to its customers during ongoing supply chain disruption. [Plates wing buoys Agfa Q1 results]( Agfa has posted a big jump in Q1 EBITDA despite what the group described as “an extraordinary inflationary context”. [Sylvamo brings in rights plan as industry awaits Russia update]( Paper manufacturer Sylvamo has instigated a ‘poison pill’ Shareholder Rights Plan after a big private equity business gained a substantial stake. [CPMA speaks out on Diageo packaging change implications]( The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has commented on the potential wider implications on the packaging industry of Diageo’s decision to start phasing out the use of 183 million cardboard gift boxes from its premium Scotch portfolio around the world. [Full-year sales and orders up for Heidelberg]( Heidelberg achieved its own forecast for sales and EBITDA margin in the financial year 2021/22 and returned to profitability, according to unaudited preliminary results. [War speeds Koenig & Bauer plans to expand in-house power generation]( Koenig & Bauer has reduced its Q1 losses on sales that were slightly down on 2021, while flagging that ongoing supply chain uncertainties meant it could not provide a reliable forecast for the full year. [Donegal returns to digital roots with Landa role]( Steve Donegal has joined Landa Digital Printing as its new regional sales manager for the UK and Ireland. [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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[VI Print Finishing ups capabilities with Chinese install]( [VI Print Finishing ups capabilities with Chinese install]( VI Print Finishing has taken on a new Chinese B1 die-cutting and hot foiling machine to enhance its service offering. [Swytch switches MIS]( [Swytch switches MIS]( Swytch Graphics has successfully rolled out a new MIS from software company i-teba after outgrowing its previous system from another supplier. [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. 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