Sappi sells three mills; Colourpoint sold in pre-pack; Precision Proco's sweet tooth; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 29 September 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Kodak] [Today's top stories] [Sappi to sell three European graphic paper mills]( [Sappi to sell three European graphic paper mills]( Sappi has agreed a deal with Aurelius – the investment group that's also in the process of buying Agfa's Offset business – to sell Sappi's Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, Stockstadt Mill in Germany, and its Kirkniemi Mill in Finland. [Bespoke printing firm sold in pre-pack]( [Bespoke printing firm sold in pre-pack]( Colourpoint Litho has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a related party, casting off its pandemic-related liabilities in the process. [Precision Proco partners with Tony’s Chocolonely]( [Precision Proco partners with Tony’s Chocolonely]( Precision Proco has added ethical confectionary brand Tony’s Chocolonely to its client portfolio, to deliver personalised orders for the UK market as the chocolatier also looks to bolster its supply chain reliability. [Lenzing makes changes due to energy crisis]( Lenzing Group has trimmed fibre production at one of its Austrian sites and will not provide any more guidance on its likely financial performance in 2022 due to the volatility of energy and raw material costs. [Solopress upgrades from manual folding with Moll spend]( Commercial printer Solopress has installed a Moll folder after finding its productivity bottlenecked by manual folding speeds. [Sponsored content] [Controlling the controllables to challenge the challenges]( [Controlling the controllables to challenge the challenges]( There’s not much you can do about spiralling energy or paper costs, but where you do have control is in internal processes and physical and digital workflows. Ricoh’s Tim Carter suggests a fresh focus here can accrue benefits today and tomorrow. [Yesterday's most read] [Worker injured in paper rewinder]( [Postal workers to strike for 19 days over two months]( [Administrators take charge at historic Arjo mills]( [Blogs] [Queen Elizabeth II, RIP]( The death of Her Majesty the Queen has highlighted the importance of the tangible in an increasingly ephemeral world. [In this issue] [As well as the usual mix of news roundups and thought-provoking features, the August & September ‘Taking ownership’ issue looks at two exit strategies that enable business owners to hand the reins to the people they trust most, their staff…]( [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] [BDM - B1 / B2 / Digital / Large Format]( [Managing Director - Gifting]( [Account Manager | Print Management - Promotional Merchandise & POS | Netherlands]( [Sustainability Manager]( [New Business Development Manager - Print / Direct Mail]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Making an exit]( [Making an exit]( There are various ways for owners to exit a company, but one that seems popular is the management buyout – MBO. And it’s been used by Glossop Cartons, Medica Packaging and Rapidity in recent years. [Colour confusion]( [Colour confusion]( Adobe’s decision to drop Pantone colour books has caused concern among users. So what does it mean for printers and what other options are there? [Power gets personal once more]( [Power gets personal once more]( Now in its 12th year, the event, organised by Two Sides and the BPIF in partnership with Canon and Fedrigoni, is intended to reinforce an understanding of the relevance and future of print among business leaders. It attracts 200 leaders from the print, paper, publishing, packaging and media industries. [Product portfolio] [Me & my: Titanium 2516]( Mike Beese is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities. The managing director of Pontypridd-based DecTek thinks that for companies to survive and indeed thrive in the cutthroat world of commercial printing they have to innovate, evolve and diversify their offer to retain existing customers and win new ones. [Star product: Canon imagePress V1000]( A do-it-all ‘Swiss Army knife’ toner press with Canon’s next-generation technology. © MA Business Limited 2022. [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](.