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Fujifilm reports on first half Vism launches

new tool
for the financial year Graphics and signage
installation workflow
software provider Vism has
Fujifilm’s Materials division, posted sales up 13% at launched a free online tool to
which includes graphic ¥306.4bn, and operating help print and signage
communications, has posted profits jumped by 46.7% to companies in the UK to find
freelance and subcontract
sales up 13% in the first half ¥39.2bn. installers.
of the financial year. Sales at the graphic
The overall group posted communications part of the The Signage Installations
sales up nearly 21% at Materials business were up Directory was launched a
week ago and Vism said the
¥1,205bn (£7.9bn) in the six 9.5% to ¥138.5bn. platform has since received
months to 30 September, Fujifilm said that printing positive feedback from across
boosted mainly by a strong plates remained impacted by the industry.
per forma nce at its the Covid-19 pandemic The database is growing
Healthcare wing. situation in Southeast Asia quickly, with more than 30
Operating profits jumped installation providers already
by 91% to ¥107.9bn. Fujifilm plans to accelerate business growth in inkjet for future and other regions “but registered, new printers and
T h e J apa n ese revenue rose as we actively signmakers making searches
manufacturer reorganised its Document Solutions as well The other two divisions utilised online negotiations every day, and new working
operations this financial year as the graphic systems are Healthcare and Imaging. and boosted sales”. relationships already formed
into four business divisions, business. Healthcare sales jumped by The group launched the Jet through the service.
from three. Fujifilm said it intended to 51.4%, in part due to growing Press 750S High Speed Vism CEO Dan Tyler said
Document Solutions offer “one-stop solutions, demand for certain products Model during the period, the company realised that
be ca m e B u s i n e s s from analogue to digital, that fuelled by the Covid-19 and also began rolling out its installations can often be the
Innovation, while the new combine sales capabilities, pandemic, and it overtook new Revoria toner digital most challenging part of
Materials segment includes technological and product Business Innovation as press range in some getting a job done, and that
production services that s t ren g t h s of b ot h Fujifilm’s biggest division. territories, although not in finding good, available fitters
previously fell under companies”. The Materials division the UK as yet. is a common problem.
Komori sales on recovery track Metsä Board starts up

after keen watch new finishing line

Komori has revised its sales Metsä Board has completed
and profit forecasts for both the modernisation of the
the half- and full-year, with finishing area at its Kyro mill
sales recovering but the in Finland after starting up its
availability of components upgraded finishing line.
and materials crimping the During the mill’s annual
group’s ability to deliver. maintenance shutdown in
For the six months ending October, a new reeler and
30 September the Japanese winder were installed on the
manufacturer has revised its production line and the reel
operating profit forecast Komori: factoring in possible sales decrease broke handling system was
upwards, from ¥300m significantly upgraded. The Investment happened in 2019
(£1.96m) to ¥509m, but “thanks to such positive exchange rates, Komori said it investment, which was
expects sales to be nearly factors as economic stimulus had “decided to factor in the announced by the company the mill’s finishing area and
¥2bn lower at ¥40.14bn. packages released by major impact of a possible decrease in December 2019, was worth reduce the physical
For the full year to 31 countries to counter fallout in sales volumes due to the €20m (£17m). workload.”
March 2022, it is expecting from the novel coronavirus tight supply of parts and “The new high automation The Kyro mill produces
sales of ¥88bn (was ¥90bn), pandemic”. materials as well as rising finishing line will further coated high-quality folding
but operating profits nearly However, Komori’s procurement costs amid improve the quality boxboard and innovative
half of previous expectations production activities are widespread economic consistency of the dispersion coated barrier
at ¥1bn compared to the currently affected by global recovery from stagnation paperboard reels and increase board, which helps to reduce
forecast it made in June of supply chain issues involving induced by the pandemic”. the runnability on our plastic in consumer
¥1.9bn. tight supply of parts and “Taking these factors into customers’ converting lines,” packaging. The mill has a
Komori said that in general materials, and the resulting account, operating income, said Metsä Board Kyro mill production capacity of
sales had “largely been delays in the delivery of these ordinary income and profit manager Petri Huiko. 190,000 tonnes per year.
brought back to a recovery goods. attributable to owners of the “In addition, the Metsä Board Oyj,
track”, with the global Although first half profits parent are expected to fall automation will improve previously known as M-real
economy experiencing an will exceed previous forecasts short of the previous u p o n t h e e x i s t i n g Corporation, is one of the
overall recovery trend thanks to favourable foreign forecasts.” occupational safety level in leading European producer.

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