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Fujifilm chooses Moss has unveiled a new
IN BRIEF

Vetaphone sustainable fabric for the
UK graphics, events, and
retail display markets.
Launched in the last
month in the UK following
Fujifilm is a global technol- individual situation. We a prior introduction to the
ogy company operating ensure smooth implementa- US market, SustainaTex
across a diverse range of tion, and across multi-sites if Ocean is made from
Seaqual Marine Plastic and recycled polyester and adds to
industries. The inkjet inte- required. Whatever the con- the group’s extensive range of global sustainable options.
gration arm of Fujifilm, figuration, proof-of-concept, The new 100% post-consumer waste recycled content
FUJIFILM Integrated Inkjet testing, and validation stages SustainaTex Ocean fabric is exclusive to Moss and suited to
Solutions, develops and inte- dye-sub print, which the company said made it ideal for
silicone edged graphic (SEG) applications. The fabric is
grates inkjet printing and fin- are built into the process to made from 62% Seaqual Yarn, a traceable material pro-
ishing technology for a Fujifilm chooses Vetaphone ensure streamlined imple- duced from upcycled marine plastic retrieved from oceans,
variety of industrial and secu- mentation.” beaches, rivers, and estuaries by the Seaqual Initiative,
with the remainder supplied from recycled polyester. Once
rity applications. dedicated and knowledgea- Fujifilm uses high inkjet the event the material is being used for has finished, they
What sets FUJIFILM ble Fujifilm team able to lev- print resolutions and small can be sent back to Moss for reprocessing.
Integrated Inkjet Solutions erage the resources and drop sizes such as 1200 x
apart from its competitors is capabilities of its global tech- 1200 dpi with 2 – 13 pico- Sappi has dramatically
that the group is part of an nologies. According to litres of ink and printed only reduced the carbon foot-
inkjet technology company Joseph Schweiger, Managing 0.8mm from the material print of its Galerie range of
coated papers, and aims to
rather than an integrator Director of FUJIFILM being printed. “Such preci- achieve a 70% reduction by
who accesses such technol- Unigraphica AG, Fujifilm’s the end of the year. Last
ogy from third parties. This integration team in sion warrants high precision year Sappi’s Kirkniemi Mill
in Finland completed a
means that a depth of exper- Liechtenstein, “Our surface treatment, which is transition to renewable biomass energy, and the mill’s
tise in core imaging technol- approach is to assign a dedi- in large part why Fujifilm electricity supply was also switched to clean electricity. The
ogies is part of every cated team to each project so chose Vetaphone for its biomass move reduced the mill’s Scope 1 emissions by
integrated application. that we can deliver the best corona technology,” added 90%.Combined with the electricity move, the changes have
resulted in a 55% reduction in the carbon footprint of
Leading each project is a possible solution for each Schweiger. Galerie papers, with a 70% cut in Sappi’s sights for the
year-end. The Galerie range of coated mechanical papers is
De La Rue sale talks in progress targeted at publishing and advertising use such as cata-
logues and brochures, and spans nine options from Lite
Gloss to Brite Bulk and Fine Silk.
Potential buyers have car- material uncertainty that said: “Since we published our
ried out due diligence on De hangs over its upcoming obli- strategic update on 30 May, The Encore Group has
La Rue’s two divisions, with gation to repay its £235m we have seen an increase in invested in a third Bobst
negotiations ongoing and a revolving credit facility on or strategic interest with more Novacut die-cutter to
further update on the future before 1 July 2025 – with a entities involved and due dili- respond to a period of sus-
tained growth.Making the
ownership of the historic gence undertaken on both investment at Drupa,
company expected before the forecast of insufficient liquid- which took place in
end of September. The ity to repay it otherwise. divisions. These work- Düsseldorf in May and
Authentication division Potential interest in the busi- streams continue and we will June, the new Novacut 106
ER will provide a substantial boost to the company’s manu-
appears likely to be sold first, ness came to light two provide a further update facturing, equating to an increase of more than 30% in
and a successful deal would months ago. ahead of our annual general output capacity. Set to be delivered in early August, the
allow the PLC to deal with a Chairman Clive Whiley meeting on 25 September. Novacut 106 ER is an autoplaten die-cutter that is engi-
neered to simplify blanking during folding carton manu-
Xerox lowers full-year guidance facture. It can handle sheets up to 1,060x760mm, with cor-
rugated board thickness of 4mm, cartonboard up to
2,000gsm, and a paper weight of 80gsm.
Xerox’s share price has (£427m). Xerox said core Kolbus Germany has entered a self-administration process
dropped by over 8% after it business revenue in 2024 to allow the business to restructure under the German
lowered its full-year revenue was expected to be roughly equivalent of bankruptcy protection. CEO Wilfried Kröger
guidance for 2024 from a flat year-over-year in con- wrote to employees on Friday (19 July) explaining that the
Rahden-headquartered business had begun preliminary
decline of 3% to 5% in con- stant currency, consistent self-administration proceedings. The factory and foundry
stant currency to a decline of with its prior outlook and in Rahden, North Rhine-Westphalia, is currently mid-way
5% to 6% in constant cur- Xerox’s share price has dropped “reflecting growing demand through its annual two-week shutdown, with a skeleton
rency to “reflect incremen- also adjusted its operating for our products and services staff remaining to handle any urgent customer require-
ments. The facility employs around 650. The group also has
tal strategic actions”. in the second half of the a factory in Krostitz, Saxony, with a team of 25. Kolbus UK
Alongside its results for income guidance to at least year”. For Q2, Xerox’s reve- managing director Greg Bird told Printweek that subsidiary
Q2 released yesterday (25 6.5%, and free cash flow nue was down by 10% in the businesses including Kolbus UK and Kolbus AutoBox were
July), the business said it had guidance to at least $550m period. not included in the administration.

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