16/12/2022: WATERSTONES OPENS 13TH STORE FOR 2022
Waterstones has opened a new bookshop in High Holborn in London, its 13th new store of 2022.

16/12/2022: REACH TO CLOSE TEESSIDE PRINT SITE
Reach will to close its Teesside print site, affecting around 35 jobs.

14/12/2022: STEPHENS & GEORGE BUYS PENSORD
South Wales-based Stephens & George Print Group has acquired local rival Pensord Print Group to solidify its position as the UK’s largest sheetfed magazine specialist.

14/12/2022: FALL IN NUMBER OF SKILLED PRINT WORKERS
The number of skilled tradespeople working as printers dropped by 73% between 2006 and 2021. The pandemic is likely to have worsened the problem.

12/12/2022: HACHETTE UK ACQUIRES WELBECK PUBLISHING GROUP
Hachette UK has acquired independent Welbeck Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum

12/12/2022: PAPER CUP RECYCLING
Stora Enso and Huhtamaki Welcomes First Partners in Paper Cup Recycling Initiative

08/12/2022: SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN MAIL ENGAGEMENT
JICMail (Joint Industry Committee for Mail) has released its data for Q3 2022, which found there has been a significant increase in the amount of mail UK consumers are reading and looking at and putting on display in the home.

02/12/2022: CARBON REMOVAL CERTIFICATION
Cepi welcomes european commission’s fossil-averse proposal on carbon removal certification

21/11/2022: PRINOVIS UK TO CLOSE
Liverpool-based Prinovis, the latest remaining gravure printer in the UK, is to close citing a falling market and spiralling costs

18/11/2022: NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION DOWN IN OCTOBER
No UK national newspapers saw print circulation growth, whether year-on-year or month-on-month, in October.

01/11/2022: PAPER AND PRINT STILL VITAL IN MODERN WORLD
In celebration of International Print Day on 26 October, Jane Molony, executive director of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) discusses the vital roles that paper and print play in society, as well as their role in environmental sustainability.

28/10/2022: FEDRIGONI ACQUIRES GUARRO CASAS
The Fedrigoni Group has signed an agreement with Arjowiggings for the acquisition of Guarro Casas, a manufacturer of specialty graphic papers. The company is based in Barcelona, Spain, where it operates a plant with 140 employees.

27/10/2022: UPM’S FINNISH PAPER MILLS TO BE SUPPLIED WITH SUSTAINABLE POWER
UPM said that its commitment to wind power in Finland will significantly decrease emissions resulting from the company's production of paper thanks to a new wind park in Pyhäjoki, Finland that is expected to reach full capacity in generating power in early 2023

25/10/2022: WOOD FIBER PRICES CONTINUED TWO-YEAR UPWARD TREND IN SECOND QUARTER
Wood fiber prices continued their two-year upward trend in the 2Q/22, with hardwood increasing faster than softwood.

24/03/2022: DIGITAL MAGAZINES
UK magazine digital editions see impressive growth led by the Economist

27/12/2021: REACH OVERTAKES BBC IN RANKING OF TOP 20 WEB PUBLISHERS IN THE UK
Reach overtook the BBC to become the publisher with the biggest audience in the UK, according to data from the UKOM endorsed UK standard for online audience measurement.

27/12/2021: SAPPI EUROPE SAYS HIGH ENERGY TARIFFS MEAN FURTHER PRICE HIKES
Sappi Europe has informed its customers that the ongoing challenges with unparalleled high energy tariffs will force it to address its pricing early in 2022.

24/12/2021: FRANCE CONFIRMS MINIMUM HOME DELIVERY FEE FOR BOOKS
The French parliament has adopted a law to ban virtually free home deliveries of books in an attempt to boost the fortunes of independent book sellers curb the reach of Amazon and other online booksellers.

24/12/2021: SUN IS UK’S BIGGEST NEWSPAPER BRAND FOR NOVEMBER
The Sun was the UK’s biggest newspaper brand in November, according to Press Gazette’s new UK news ranking.

24/12/2021: SUNDAY PEOPLE DROPS BELOW 100K AND CITY AM RETURNS
The first ABC figures for London freesheet City AM since it returned to print in September show distribution is down 9% since February 2020.

21/12/2021: UPM TO ADJUST GENDER PAY GAPS
UPM has completed its company-wide pay equity review and now eliminates unexplained gender pay gaps - that is, differences not justified by, for example, work performance, experience, job level or location.

20/12/2021: NEW SURVEY SIGNALS RECOVERY IN PRINTING PAPER
Paper quality and carbon neutrality are becoming more important to buyers

08/12/2021: STORA ENSO INTRODUCES PORTFOLIO FOR BIO-BASED, RECYCLABLE PACKAGING FOAM
Stora Enso announced an expansion of its packaging offering with a new portfolio of bio-based foams from wood.

07/12/2021: JICMAIL RESULTS SHOW DIRECT MAIL DROVE RECORD LEVELS OF MOBILE ACTIVITY
JICMail (Joint Industry Committee for Mail), has released its data for Q3 2021, a period that saw mail drive record amounts of tablet and smartphone usage.

01/12/2021: HEIDELBERG UK ON THE MOVE
Heidelberg is preparing to vacate its Brentford base for new premises close to Heathrow Airport.

26/11/2021: MAYR-MELNHOF GROUP COMMITS TO NET ZERO
The Mayr-Melnhof Group has joined the global "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" initiative to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 degree

23/11/2021: SAPPI REPORTS STRONG RECOVERY
Sappi Reports Strong Recovery for Its Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021

19/11/2021: INDUSTRY MOVES CLOSER TO PRE-COVID LEVELS IN Q3
The UK printing and printed packaging industry continues to rebound, with most companies improving their performance in Q3 and many expecting to see further improvements in Q4,

20/09/2021: METSÄ GROUP TO INVEST EUR 200 MILLION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A KERTO LVL MILL
Metsä Group is planning to construct a new Kerto® LVL mill on its expanding mill area in Äänekoski, Finland.

20/09/2021: SUNCHEM RAISES PRICES
Sun Chemical, the world’s largest ink maker, will put up prices again next month due to ongoing raw material shortages and “further significant inflationary pressures” affecting its costs.