Plain cigarette packaging with graphic warnings is losing its impact and should be coupled with warnings on the cigarettes themselves, a study has found.

Label substrate supplier UPM Raflatac has partnered with digital press manufacturer Xeikon and serialisation platform Magic Add to enhance its RafMore intelligent label solution.

Craft beer Kosciuszko Pale Ale has added thermochromatic ink to its new cans, which will change colour when the beer is at optimal 4C temperature.

Having control over workflow, production processes and environmental impact can be the differentiator between profit and pain, in an industrial sector that still suffers from over capacity and squeezed profits, writes Laurel Brunner from Verdigris.

Next Printing is moving into the labels sector, with the company investing in a new HP Indigo 6900 Digital Press and an ABG Digicon Lite converting system, both supplied by Currie Group, to kick-start its new business.

The Print and Visual Communication Association is urging the Australian Federal and State governments to favour print over digital to improve learning in schools, to avert a decline in the nation's educational standards

Océ is to be Canon Production Printing from the start of the new year, realigning its brand with the parent company, whose revenues last year were $36bn.

Sabre Graphics is installing a pair of new Epson SureColor 80600s on the back of major new contract wins with multiple high-end international retail brands.

The Guardian reports that Chinese refugee Fu Cong has been exploited by an unnamed Melbourne print company, which was trading while insolvent and bounced his salary cheques before going under.

The News Corp Townsville Print Centre has won Print Centre of the Year in the annual NewsMediaWorks newspaper awards, taking out top prize for the second year in a row.

Next year’s giant drupa trade fair is almost fully booked, with organisers expecting all available halls to be sold out by the time the expo opens its doors next June.

Large format supply operation Charti is making its second acquisition, buying Queensland based PT Store to boost its presence in the sunshine state following its purchase of Stanton Media a year ago.

Avery Dennison used Labelexpo to launch 12 new innovations, including what it says is a breakthrough adhesive for rough surfaces like cardboard boxes.

Bobst has launched a new a hybrid digital and flexo label press, the Master DM5, which it says is the industry’s first non-stop digital label press and heralds a new era in label printing.

Local workflow management and MIS solutions developer made its Labelexpo debut at this show, with its new label printing module now part of the core printIQ product.

Foiling specialist Kurz is launching a new solution to work with HP Indigo digital printers: the DM-Jetliner, which sits in-line in front of the HP Indigo 6800 and 6900.