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Print Next is back – our flagship event is due for October 28
With infection rates dropping all over Europe, society is slowly opening up again. And so is our event planning. Save the date – October 28 – we're planning a real physical meeting again!
Print Next 21 will be held at Royal Park Hotel in…
H-tryck invests 20 million SEK in paper cup factory
Swedish H-tryck has the last year invested 20 million SEK in a new paper cup factory. The company has now installed as much as ten different machines to handle production of different sized mugs and cups.
Everything started last year…
Billes first in the Nordics with HP Indigo 100K
Billes Tryckeri in Gothenburg, Sweden is investing in a HP Indigo 100K, a HP Indigo 7eco and an In-Line Bourg Booklet Maker from C.P. Bourg.
A combination of lower costs and increased digital capacity were decisive factors when Billes…
POD firm becomes Latvia’s first unicorn – valued at over USD 1 billion
Print-on-demand firm Printful has recently carried out a private placement of USD 130 million from investment firm Bregal Sagemoun. The transaction values Printful at more than USD 1 billion, which makes the firm a so-called unicorn (a…
3 recent M&A deals in the Nordics
As the covid situation seems to come to an end, the M&A activity in the industry is clearly picking up. See below for the latest M&A deals in the different Nordic markets.
Norway:
Hamar Media acquires Spire…
Wera AS first printer to offset their Co2 emissions through the Carbon Balanced Paper scheme
Wera AS in Norway is the first printing house in the Nordics that will Co2 compensate for their ue of paper through the Carbon Balanced Paper scheme, a service launched by Grafkom in April.
"Our clients are definitely more concerned…
Norway: 07 Media won tender worth 8 million euro
07 Media in Oslo won the print tender for the City of Oslo. The tender is worth up to 8 million euro for the period. 14 print firms participated in the tender. 07 Media was nominated as number one, with Merkur Grafisk and Spir Oslo AS as…
Stora Enso is closing down its mills in Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto
Stora Enso has decided to close down production of paper and pulp at the mills in Kvarnsveden (Sweden) and Veitsiluoto (Finland.)
The planned shutdowns are scheduled for Q3 2021 and will affect 670 employees in Finland and 440 employees…
Arctic Paper is consolidating its sales force in Northern Europe
Arctic Paper is consolidating its sales force in Scandinavia and the Baltics by merging the units to one: Arctic Paper Scan Baltics.
Leif-Arne Karlsen, currently CEO of the Scandinavian sales unit, has been appointed new CEO of the…
The Carbon Footprint of the Printed Product
Commentary written by Lasse Krogell, NOPA
The interest in the question of the environmental impact of print is increasing in importance. In my January article I wrote about the impact of paper from virgin fiber compared to recycled fiber…
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Carbon Balanced Paper