Major shareholder Darwin Deason has filed legal action to stop Xerox's proposed merger with Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings, claiming the U.S. company’s board failed shareholders by approving a deal that dramatically undervalued the company.

Former Fuji Xerox New Zealand chief financial officer Mark Allright (pictured) has been named as the third defendant in a High Court civil suit launched by the company following a $450 million accounting scandal.

The Fair Work Commission is holding a second hearing at noon today on the strike at Australian Paper's Preston facility, following the failure of last Thursday's bid to resolve the dispute. Commissioner McKinnon will hear Australian Paper's application to suspend the industrial action.

Photobook maker Momento Pro has reopened the doors at its new location with a new addition to the stable: a HP Indigo 7900 digital press from Currie Group. The company also unveiled the finalists of its 2017 Australian and New Zealand Photobook of the Year Awards.

Sun Chemical will increase prices on all offset inks and coatings for its customers from 1 March, following a similar move announced last week by major competitor Flint Group.

Melbourne-based global packager Amcor lifted its first-half profit by 15 per cent to $US329.7 million ($A461.6 million), despite rising costs of raw materials including resin and aluminium.

Sign and graphics franchise company Signwave Australia has opened its first store in South Australia at Mile End in Adelaide. “We are excited about the momentum we are building to complete our national network," says Signwave operations manager Dean Rowland.

Publishers have the power to determine how green the printing industry can be, writes Laurel Brunner, but they must be willing to accept that sustainable print will come with a price.

A Fair Work Commission (FWC) hearing has failed to resolve the strike at Australian Paper's facility in Preston, Victoria, now in its fourth week. Both sides have dug in, and a second hearing has been postponed. Union organisers say that they've received plenty of support from the community.

Heidelberg has released its third-quarter results for the 2017-18 financial year. The company is continuing its 'digital transformation', and has successfully launched its new subscription print service. Rainer Hundsdörfer, CEO, praised Heidelberg's 'systematic transformation'.

Campaign Targeter - a new online tool from Australia Post that’s designed to boost promotional mailing campaigns - has won support from the mailing industry.

A 120-year old platen press is now in safekeeping at Direct Paper’s warehouse in Sydney after an ‘underground guerrilla army’ of print defenders swung into rescue mode this month.

Mutoh Australia has appointed Russell Cavenagh, wide-format print specialist, as its new general manager. Cavenagh brings 30 years of print and graphic design experience to the role, and will oversee the Australian and New Zealand operations of Mutoh.

Brisbane printer Platypus Graphics has expanded its packaging capability with the addition of a new carton erector. Unlike most of these machines, Platypus' gear is Taiwanese - and just as good as European kit for half the price, says director Tom Lusch.

Private equity giant Platinum Equity has completed its acquisition of OfficeMax Australia from Office Depot and will merge the business with Winc - formerly Staples. US-based Platinum is a global investment firm with $13 billion in assets.

The latest WhatTheyThink Printing Industry Survey of 300 industry executives has found that pricing is regarded as the number one challenge. The survey also found that printers were not planning to invest in a great deal of new equipment in the year ahead.