Demand for Australian produced paper jumped more than 12 per cent in the past year – “underscoring the potential of fibre packaging in the era of the Asian food bowl," according to the 2016 Pulp and Paper Strategic Review from Industry Edge.

Nick Caminiti from Melbourne signage company Exotic Graphix has been crowned King of the Wrap World at the Avery Dennison ‘Wrap Like a King’ world finals at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.

Consumer advocacy campaign Keep Me Posted (KMP) has slammed a move by Australia’s big four banks to secretly destroy 1.6 million paper land titles in Victoria as part of their push to digital. "“Where was the consultation before these critical documents were quietly destroyed?"

Canon Australia has released a new imagePRESS C850/C750/C650 series of digital colour production presses that are designed for corporate print rooms, commercial printers, in-plant operations, franchise printers and other providers.

Local councils in Tasmania will vote on Friday on a motion to support Keep Me Posted (KMP) – the consumer campaign against banks and utility companies who charge customers for receiving paper bills and statements in the mail.

Leading out-of-home advertiser oOh!media has invested almost $100 million in its digital transformation strategy but CEO Brendan Cook says printed billboards are here to stay and the company is looking at new substrates and 3D technology to boost its 'classic' printed signage.

Britain’s exit from the EU has sent the pound tumbling – which means Aussies can pick up UK-made gear for a song.

The family-owned folding carton company Bellmac Cartons, operating since 1973, has sold its Sydney business. All remaining equipment is to be auctioned off via www.printmachines4sale.com

About ten WA printing businesses, including Scott Print (pictured), have signed up for the AIM employment program to support people with autism in their search for employment. “The strengths of people with autism are their ability to do process work, eye for detail and accuracy."

NZ Post, the major print service provider in the New Zealand market, says GMC Inspire software has helped to transform its print business into a two million-documents-a-day enterprise.

Konica Minolta Brisbane has thrown its support behind the Queensland PICAs and Legends Gala to be held in Brisbane on Friday.

Xerox Technology Business president Jeff Jacobson will deliver the keynote address at EFI Connect - the EFI users’ group conference in Las Vegas in January. Jacobson will become CEO of Xerox following the completion of the company's separation into two independent companies.

The two largest printing companies in the region are set to become one following the buyout of the Hannan-family’s Independent Print Media Group (IPMG) by publicly listed PMP.

Heidelberg has reorganised its management board, appointing Rainer Hundsdörfer as its new CEO and Dr Ulrich Hermann as a regular member.

Ron Patterson, former Victorian state secretary of the PIAA, will return to the association following his election to the Board as representative for Victoria. Patterson won the Victorian seat at this year’s election, defeating Finsbury Green CEO Peter Orel 33 votes to 28.

In the latest round of industry consolidation, the Packaging Council has called an EGM next month so members can vote on a plan to join the PIAA. "The industry has changed and developed and we need to keep up to get the best value for our members," says PCA CEO David Carter (pictured).