The federal government has launched an inquiry into the need for printed parliamentary documents in "an increasingly digital and online environment” - the latest move in Malcolm Turnbull's ambitious digital transformation policy.

Digital embellishment initiative focuses on new products to be introduced to the local market in time for PacPrint. Anthony Lewis, GM Specialised Print, Konica Minolta, (pictured) believes the time is right for printers to move further into adding value to their print.

New Zealand-based Oji Fibre Solutions will build a new $68 million corrugated packaging facility at Yatala on the Gold Coast to supply Queensland, parts of NSW and the NT. The investment reflects a substantial lift in demand for corrugated packaging in Australia, says analyst IndustryEdge.

As if paper was not always undergoing reinvention, an Israeli technology company is claiming to have reinvented it. This isn’t really a reinvention of paper, but rather a new recipe for office paper that makes it deinkable using just a laser.

Roland DG says it’s had a positive response to its new finance program that allows printers to install wide format printing technology without any upfront investment. “The Roland Rental Platinum program has so far been well received and initial feedback has been positive."

Spicers, formerly PaperlinX, posted a profit of $5.3 million for the 2016 financial year – the company’s first full-year profit in eight years – and says it's making progress towards solving a deadlock with its hybrid shareholders. But the Australian business experienced a disappointing 12 months.

Neopost has launched unique new offerings in window film from Studiojet and LG Hausys, which are designed for visual impact and ease of use.

Fairfax Media has slammed the NZCC over its opposition to the proposed merger of Fairfax NZ and NZME - the country’s two biggest media companies. “Nobody, not least us, wants to see New Zealand’s social fabric shredded by misguided thinking that the status quo is immune from market realities.”

Scott Print walked away with 12 gold medals including Best of Category at the 2016 Printing Industries Western Australia PICAs held in the Rendezvous Hotel, Perth.

“We needed a fast and reliable machine that was easy for our staff to access and use, so we did a lot of research and the Epson RIPS printer came up as the best available option by far,” says Simon de Crespigny of Sydney-based Macartney Real Estate.

Pacific Magazines has sold two of its teen publications and will cut back on printed editions of its popular Girlfriend magazine to focus on its digital platform.

Wind power is the top source of renewable energy and the one with the shortest payback period while investment in solar is relatively inexpensive with a pretty swift return, says sustainability consultant Laurel Brunner.

Pantone says its forecast of the Top 10 list of colours for the 2017 northern hemisphere spring "evokes a spectrum of emotion and feeling...reminiscent of the hues that surround us in nature."

It's becoming a recognised stroke at the LATMA charity golf day at Carnarvon Golf Club in Sydney for the Jet Technologies team breezing through again to take the title. This year product managers Darryl Wilson and Martin McEwen, and sales director David Reece, finished six under par on October 13 to win the coveted prize (pictured).

The announcement that PMP is to acquire IPMG is potentially the largest change to the local print market since PMP itself was created out of the need for Rupert Murdoch to rationalize his printing business interests in the early 1990s. Industry analyst, Glenn O'Connor, explains the deal.

The Australasian Catalogue Association (ACA) will not be submitting to the ACCC review into the proposed merger between PMP and IPMG.