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The World Printers Forum (WPF) is an organisation of newspaper printers and suppliers within WAN-IFRA. Its objective is to encourage innovation and productivity as well as product development that can be instrumental for publishers to exploit future oriented news media products. It promotes the power of print and the sustainability of print production.

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  • 2017-11-03 11:44
    Rochester, N.Y., 25. Oktober 2017 – Kodak hat seinen Corporate Responsibility Bericht für das Jahr 2016 veröffentlicht und sich in diesem Zusammenhang dazu bekannt, zehn neue ökologische und soziale Nachhaltigkeitsziele bis zum Jahr 2025 zu erreichen. Neben einer genauen Beschreibung der Ziele von Kodak gibt der Bericht mit dem Titel „See Us Now“ einen Überblick über die heutigen sozialen und umweltbezogenen Nachhaltigkeitsanstrengungen von Kodak im gesamtem Unternehmen und rund um den Globus. Der Bericht erläutert Maßnahmen, die Kodak bereits umsetzt oder geplant hat und die auf Abfallverringerung, Schaffung von Energieeffizienz, Senkung von Emissionen, Bewahrung der Wasservorräte und Verbesserung des Mitarbeiter- sowie des gemeinschaftlichen Engagements abzielen. Read more ...
  • 2017-11-03 10:51
    Montréal, Nov. 2, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, of $24 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to net income of $14 million, or $0.15 per share, in the same period in 2016. Sales were $885 million in the quarter, essentially unchanged from the third quarter of 2016. Excluding special items, the company reported net income of $31 million, or $0.34 per share, compared to net income, excluding special items, of $15 million, or $0.17 per share, in the third quarter of 2016. Read more ...
  • 2017-10-26 10:22
    October 26, 2017 – Printing press producers are faced with a myriad of challenges currently: The presses running times are increasing, the technological support is becoming more intensive throughout the life cycle of web offset presses and down times and waste must be avoided with a view towards lean cost and time scheduling. Therefore a comprehensive service offering is required. manroland web systems’ remote access service through the TeleSupportCenter, or TSC for short, is one of the vital components involved. Pure Troubleshooting is, and has been, a thing of the past for a while now. What is required are new methods to ensure press availability. Read more ...
  • 2017-10-25 09:47
    Wake Forest, N.C., October 25, 2017 – Southern Lithoplate, Inc. (SLP), welcomes Martha Baltodano Whicker as the company’s Director, Latin American Sales. In making the announcement, Steven Mattingly, Senior Vice President said, “Martha is the consummate export expert. Her outstanding reputation in the graphic arts industry as a professional, customer-centric advocate will be immediately recognized by our current and future international customers.” Read more ...
  • 2017-10-24 14:18
    (UPM, Helsinki, 24 October 2017 at 16:00 EET) – In light of the global market situation for graphic papers, and to sustain its competitiveness and leading position in the market, UPM Paper ENA plans to: Read more ...
  • 2017-10-23 13:18
    23.10.2017 – During the festivities to mark the 200th anniversary of the company in September, the oldest printing press manufacturer in the world also presented its new logo and branding for the future, visually symbolising the strong common umbrella which the parent organisation Koenig & Bauer spans over the group's activities in many different print markets. This comprehensive brand relaunch is also reflected by the latest 51st issue of the customer magazine Report. First published back in 1994, KBA Report has now become Koenig & Bauer Report – with a new layout, typography and colour scheme. What has naturally remained unchanged, of course, is the diversity of informative reports from print companies in different countries and market segments, on technical and process innovations, trends in the branch and the most varied business philosophies. Read more ...
  • 2017-10-23 12:39
    23.10.2017 – The newspaper producer Pannon Lapok Társasága (PLT) as a part of Mediaworks Group located in the Hungarian town of Veszprem is investing in two Muller Martini FlexLiner inserting systems to handle its increasing insert volume. Read more ...
  • 2017-10-23 07:33
    20.10.2017 – After more than 28 highly successful years as director of marketing and corporate communications at Koenig & Bauer AG, Klaus Schmidt (63) will be retiring from the company at the end of October. His duties will then pass to Dagmar Ringel, who was most recently director of public relations for technology group Zeiss. Read more ...
  • 2017-10-19 12:46
    19.10.2017 – By investing in the Muller Martini solution, the media company in the Lusatia region has revolutionized the insert process for its daily newspaper (run size of 80,000) and its two weekly advertisement papers (with run sizes of 226,000 and 250,000 respectively). The three titles, which are currently being produced in a total of 172 million copies per year, contain three times as many inserted products as in 2013. The FlexLiner is ideally suited to such print runs and insert volumes, and is seamlessly integrated into the whole production chain thanks to the Connex.Mailroom control system. Read more ...
  • 2017-10-18 13:00
    Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2017 – As newspaper publishers look for new ways to streamline their operations and rein in costs, Kodak introduces the latest addition to its highly automated thermal CTP portfolio for newspapers at IFRA World Publishing Expo. The new Kodak Achieve News Platesetter delivers the stability and reliability of Kodak’s thermal CTP technology at an affordable cost, enabling publishers to print exceptional quality and consistent, vibrant color images to attract both readers and advertisers. Read more ...

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