UPM has been forced to close its Rauma paper mill due to the Finnish stevedores’ strike which started today on 4 March 2010 at 6 am Finnish time. All of the mill’s four magazine paper machines are closed. Production work at paper machines ends today affecting about 450 employees.
Five HP Scitex inks for sign and display printing have been added to the official list of those that meet the chemical requirements of the Nordic Ecolabel (also known as Nordic Swan) for print service providers (PSPs).
The Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division North America launched the MPI 1005 Supercast Series, a line of next generation conformable cast vinyl films, today. Supercast films feature enhanced conformability and stay down over complex curves and rivets with no tenting or lifting – a new option that is ideal for vehicle wraps, fleet graphics and architectural applications.
Jonathan Graunke of INX International Ink Co. is one of three panelists scheduled to discuss LED UV Technology on Tuesday, March 9 at the Print UV 2010 conference in Las Vegas. Graunke, the Director of Energy Curable Systems at INX, will be joined by representatives from Ryobi and Air Motion Systems for the 10:45 a.m. session that will be held at the Wynn Resort.
Stora Enso expects to begin temporarily shutting down its Finnish mills in the near future due to the strike by the stevedores at Finnish ports.
International Paper today launched down2earthonline.com, a new company website featuring information from the well-received Down to Earth(TM) educational series of brochures.
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