German ink producer Siegwerk underlined its 'commitment to product safety' by expanding an Ink Safety Portal database to address global consumer concerns about food safety. "More scrutiny has been placed on how products they consume are packaged."

The 'digital divide' in Australia has stopped narrowing, according to research from the Bureau of Statistics. The Keep Me Posted campaign has cited the study as further evidence of the need for a ban on companies charging additional fees for paper bills.

Hundreds of media types can be printed on today's digital wide format printers and the challenge is to find what works with which printer and application. Starleaton’s new 2017-18 catalogue goes beyond a mere listing and is a useful industry tool.

Océ's UVgel ink technology, as used in the Colorado 1640 wide-format printer, has scored Greenguard Gold certification, giving it a seventh environmental and safety seal of approval for indoor applications. The Greenguard tick is the latest in a series of stringent global safety considerations.

The first commercial HP PageWide C500 digital corrugated packaging press is being installed in Austria. The C500 is HP's most advanced press for digital corrugated applications, and uses food-safe, water-based inks. The press will be installed this week at Smurfit Kappa's plant in Interwell.

A Komori L528 Lithrone offset press from liquidated western Sydney printer Saunders Print Group has been sold and shipped overseas to an undisclosed destination.

2017 will be remembered as the year in which the global containerboard industry grew in every region and there’s no sign that demand will ease any time soon, according to analyst Tim Woods.

Luke Clark, the former chief information officer at Canon Australia, has been appointed CEO of the company’s information management business Converga, effective 1 May. Current CEO Paul Bellette is leaving after ten years with the company.

Major Australian banks, telcos and other companies are refusing to drop paper billing charges despite a two-year campaign by lobby group Keep Me Posted that has won widespread community and political support.

The Melbourne Museum of Printing is under threat, with 77-year-old owner Michael Isaachsen almost half-a-million dollars behind on the rent. Industry historian James Cryer wonders whether the renowned museum can be saved.

State governments and local councils are scrambling to deal with the looming recycling crisis following an import ban on recycled paper and plastic by China. Analyst Steve Balmford says ratepayers may end up footing the bill.

Jet Technologies and Asahi Kasei have announced a new deal to bring the full range of solvent-wash plates to packaging and corrugated markets in Australia and New Zealand. “This will allow printers to achieve a higher quality image reproduction."

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Until now, the turbo-encabulator’s printing applications have been limited to conventional presses. That is set to change with Japanese manufacturing giant Shigatsu-Baka launching its new digital turbo-encabulator, aimed squarely at the digital print market.

Press giant Heidelberg underlined the strength of the global print market by securing a €320 million ($A516 million) credit line to drive its digital transformation. "We have numerous options at our disposal," says CFO Dirk Kaliebe.

The PIAA has expressed “deep disappointment” that the Turnbull Government’s proposed tax cuts have been postponed after failing to secure the support of the Senate. "Businesses should not be penalised unduly by government for doing well.”