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Latest figures show HGV registrations still falling

The latest HGV registration figures from SMMT, covering the first quarter of 2022, show a continued decline overall, but it’s not through lack of demand. With the war in Ukraine, a significant supplier of automotive components, adding to the existing shortages of semi-conductors, and raw materials such as steel and aluminium, the market is unable…

Printing & Graphic Arts

Duplo launches entry-level booklet system

Commercially available as of this week, the Duplo 150 Booklet System is additional to the manufacturer’s existing portfolio and comprises the DSC-10/60i, a heavy-duty collator feeding system, with the DBM-150 bookletmaker and trimmer. Duplo said the DSC-10/60i provides users with the power, reliability and flexibility to handle a wide range of material with consistent results,…

Printing & Graphic Arts

Pantone hikes Connect pricing

Connect has become a potentially important tool for graphic arts professionals because Adobe has phased out Pantone Color Libraries from its Creative Cloud products, although the basic colour books remain available. When Printweek wrote about the situation over the summer, a premium annual subscription to Pantone Connect cost £42.99 per user, with volume discounts available…

Paper & Converting

Rayonier halts newsprint production and sawmills at seven Canadian mills

Rayonier Advanced Materials will take downtime at mills which are not deemed essential in times of coronavirus, Euwid reports. Rayonier Advanced Materials has announced downtime  or production curtailments at seven Canadian mills. The measures are related to the spread of coronavirus. The company will stop newsprint production at its Kapuskasing mill in Ontario, Canada, with…

Handling, Lifting & Forklifts

California pays for new zero-emission forklifts

As California plans to ban the sales of new propane and diesel-powered trucks starting in 2026, it has introduced an incentive programme for switching to zero-emission forklifts in 2022. The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) has $125,000,000 to spend on subsidies to encourage California businesses to purchase or lease zero-emission off-road trucks. These incentives help…

Paper & Converting

Nippon Paper establishes new company in Autralia

Nippon Paper Industries has established a new local subsidiary in Australia to further strengthen the liquid packaging carton business and facilitate global business expansion. In recent years, the transition toward sustainable packaging solutions is expected to take place in the Oceanian market, as in other regions. Against this background, demand for paper packages made mainly…