Today is International Print Day and printers around the world are being invited to share their passion for print through social media. Last year, the IPD hashtag on Twitter generated 30 million timeline deliveries in under 24 hours.

Xeikon has terminated its Trillium liquid toner project because of what it calls “several challenges” in bringing it to market. "We are confident the segments we operate can be well served with our current dry toner technology," says Flint Group's Benoit Chatelard.

Tickets are selling fast for next month’s Queensland PICAs event which this year includes the $15,000 Visual Connections - LIA National Graduate Award. The PICA QLD award-winners will compete against other state winners at the 2018 National Print Awards.

Fujifilm has released three advanced solutions in its Superia Newspaper range that are designed to bring plate-making to 'a new level of efficiency' for newspaper printers.

Agfa is driving improvements in print production efficiency with its patented Agfa Elite Eco plates and the Arkana plate processor (pictured), writes sustainability consultant, Laurel Brunner.

Newsprint imports were down by 12.9% in the 2016-17 financial year, according to new data from pulp and paper industry bible IndustryEdge. Australia's total demand for paper and paperboard fell 4.4%.

Students have flocked to Visual Impact Sydney to learn about future careers in the printing industry. Though organisers had initially planned to bring in 120 students over the three days, they estimated that more than 170 were expected to attend.

Another major paper mill has flagged its intention to lift the price it sells graphic papers into the Australian and New Zealand market by 5% to 8%. It joins other international suppliers that have pushed through price hikes in recent months.

Burwood Press's two Roland B2 offset presses, plus a variety of finishing equipment, will go on sale via Ascent Partners' online auction site on October 25-26. The Sydney printing company sold up to Rawson Print Co in August.

Worldwide boasts 48 franchises across Australia, 12 of which are in Queensland. The company has a long-standing relationship with Konica Minolta, so when it came time for the South Brisbane store to upgrade, Konica Minolta had the perfect solution – the first of its kind in the country.

An Australian company was one of a large number of global printers who signed up for a new Gallus Labelfire digital label press at the recent Labelexpo 2017 in Brussels.

It was touch and go there for a few days but customs finally released the giant new 5m Colorjet Vulcan LED UV printer just in time for its world premiere at Visual Impact 2017 in Sydney.

Consumer group Keep Me Posted says ACCC warnings about the increasing number of email scams underline the importance of providing people with the option of receiving information by post – without an added fee.

Melbourne digital printer Retail Communications has closed its doors and gone into liquidation, leaving behind a debt of $1.7 million. About 15 staff members have lost their jobs.

Organisers report a surge of early visitors to the Visual Impact 2017 trade show that opened this morning at the new International Convention Centre at Sydney’s Darling Harbour.

German graphics manufacturer Orafol Group has acquired supplier Australian Graphic Supplies (AGS) as it steps up a major expansion into the Australian market. [Note, this AGS company is not Glenn Maynard's Australian Graphics Servicing, the Melbourne-based electrical servicing, consumables and equipment supplier.)