Fujifilm to end European plate production; Fedrigoni buys French mill; Miraclon raises consumables prices; HP; Scodix; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 25 November 2022 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Fujifilm to cease European plate production]( [Fujifilm to cease European plate production]( Fujifilm is closing its offset plate production line in Tilburg, The Netherlands, with the production of plates currently made there to be transferred to factories in Japan and China. [Fedrigoni to acquire French mill]( [Fedrigoni to acquire French mill]( Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits. [Miraclon makes senior UK hire; increases consumables prices]( [Miraclon makes senior UK hire; increases consumables prices]( Flexo plate supplier Miraclon has appointed David Parker as its new sales manager for UK and Ireland, while also rolling out a global price increase of 5% on all consumables. [Sponsored content] [Sylvamo unveils climate neutral paper]( [Sylvamo unveils climate neutral paper]( Sylvamo has launched a certified climate neutral paper, HP Earth First, which comes in reams with 100% recyclable paper wrapping. [More product news] [HP to slim headcount by 2025]( HP Inc said it expects to reduce its gross global headcount by around 4,000 to 6,000 employees by the end of its 2025 fiscal year. [Scodix hires Paul Franklin as Northern Europe sales director]( Scodix has appointed industry veteran Paul Michael Franklin as its sales director for Northern Europe, comprising the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries. [Input costs hit Palm's results in UK]( Palm Paper UK has posted a near-£66m loss for 2021 after operating expenses more than doubled. [Xerox wins five-year contract with MOD]( The Ministry of Defence has awarded Xerox a five-year contract for its managed print services (MPS) as part of its sustainability drive. [CMYUK launches consignment stock supply service]( CMYUK is set to make consignment stock holding a standard offering to all its UK customers, subject to status. [Knowledge Bank] [Nailing down the kilowattsÂ]( [Nailing down the kilowatts ]( Wrap up and prepare, there’s no doubt we’re all facing a hard winter, with industry hit as much as households by the rocketing price of gas, electricity and vehicle fuels. While the government belatedly and reluctantly capped electricity prices to businesses, it’s only for six months and the bills will still be a lot higher than last year. [Paper landscape taking new shape]( [Paper landscape taking new shape]( Do you know of Aurelius? This is not a quotation from the film Gladiator, it’s a reference to Aurelius Group, the huge investment business that owns a diverse range of businesses from comfy shoes brand Scholl to swishy yacht manufacturer Hanse. [Signs of the times]( [Signs of the times]( Founded 30 years ago, Metamark was a pioneer of self-adhesive plastics for sign and graphics use, initially for cutting plotters, then responding to the development of inkjet printing that still dominates the sector today. [Defend your dataÂ]( [Defend your data ]( Data held by firms is central to their continued existence and needs protection from those that would wish to abuse it. But while there are countless malevolent external actors, hackers and fraudsters, when looking closer to home not all firms properly protect information from abuse by employees. [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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[Digital 23 commits to Mimaki]( [Digital 23 commits to Mimaki]( Exhibition and signage specialist Digital 23 has installed a 1.6m-wide Mimaki UV printer after finding another recently installed Mimaki so economical that it was producing nearly all of the company’s work. [Product reviews] [Me & my: Daco DF350SR 037 Flex]( [Me & my: Daco DF350SR 037 Flex]( When Ian Woodhead, managing director of Sudbury, Suffolk-based Anglia Labels, decided to invest in a new piece of equipment to bring more finishing functions in-house he knew exactly where to turn. [Star product: Scodix Ultra 6000]( [Star product: Scodix Ultra 6000]( This B1 digital packaging embellishment press can deliver a wide range of finishing effects and will fly through in minutes makereadies for complex jobs that would take hours on analogue alternatives. [Star product: Uchida AeroDieCut]( [Star product: Uchida AeroDieCut]( A B3 die-cutter that mixes the benefits of conventional technology with modern automation and step-and-repeat functionality, making it a versatile addition to any small printer’s kit line-up. © 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](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.