Technotrans, the world’s leading provider of graphic arts cooling systems today announced a European partnership with Air Motion Systems | AMS UV, designed to accelerate the adoption of LED UV-based energy curing systems in the Sheetfed Offset, Web Offset, Narrow Web Flexographic and Digital print markets.
Domtar (Canada) Paper Inc. (TSX: UFX), a subsidiary of Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS), today announced that it intends to redeem all of its outstanding exchangeable shares on or about June 2, 2014 (the “Redemption Date”) and that Domtar Pacific Papers ULC has elected to exercise its right to purchase all of the outstanding exchangeable shares from the holders thereof on the Redemption Date for the redemption price described below.
Ricoh Europe PLC has announced that its Clickable Paper technology is to become commercially available in Western Europe, rolled out on a country-by-country basis.
Nazdar Ink Technologies – the manufacturer of one of the most comprehensive selections of UV, water-based and solvent-based wide-format digital inkjet, screen printing and flexographic inks – has announced it will be showcasing its solutions to current and prospective distributors and OEM business partners at the InPrint show next month. The event is scheduled to take place in Hannover, Germany, between 8th and 10th April 2014 and Nazdar will be exhibiting in Hall 21 on Stand B23.
Sappi Fine Paper North America, the City of Westbrook, Friends of the Presumpscot River, the Conservation Law Foundation, and state and federal regulators, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Marine Resources, have agreed on a plan to evaluate two potential designs for fish passage at the Saccarappa Falls dam.
UPM is proceeding as planned with its EUR 160 million investment to increase pulp production at the Kymi mill in Kouvola, Finland. The company has signed agreements within the KYMI-700 project concerning the planning, new debarking plant and pulp drying machine as well as modernisation of the softwood fibre line. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value or further details of the agreements.
In January 2014, Stora Enso announced that it planned to permanently shut down paper machine 1 (PM 1) at Veitsiluoto Mill in Finland, due to structural weakening of magazine paper demand in Europe. Co-determination negotiations with employees at the mill have now concluded and PM 1 will be permanently shut down by the end of April 2014. The shutdown will affect 88 employees.
