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GRA International Gravure Award 2025
The Global Rotogravure Association is proud to announce the winners of this year’s International Gravure Awards — honouring excellence, innovation, and sustainability in gravure printing. The awards were presented during the gala dinner of the International Gravure Days, held from 20 to 22 October 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Florya in Istanbul.
Oppboga Bruk collaborates with Stora Enso on EnsovelvetTM
Stora Enso is collaborating with Oppboga Bruk AB, producer of multiply paperboard for signs, displays and packaging, for the lamination and sale of Stora Enso’s newly launched Ensovelvet™ – an uncoated solid bleached sulphate board.
Debut CIDPEX Middle East empowers Chinese brands in high-growth MENA region
The inaugural CIDPEX Middle East exhibition, organized by China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CNPPRI"), successfully concluded alongside the Paper Arabia exhibition, hosted by Al Fajer Information & Services LLC, at the Dubai World Trade Center. The three-day event attracted over 5,000 professional visitors from over 70 countries and regions around the world, demonstrating the strong appeal of Chinese brands in the Middle East and its surrounding markets.
Holmen wins in tax case
The Administrative Court in Stockholm has granted Holmen the right to tax deductions linked to the Group's previous operations in Spain. The decision will have a positive impact on the Group's profit after tax of approximately SEK 400 million in the third quarter.
Södra adapts its organisation to strengthen competitiveness
To navigate a challenging global landscape and be better prepared for the future, Södra has initiated an action programme. The aim is to strengthen Södra’s long-term competitiveness through improved profitability and new ways of working. The planned actions will affect the entire organisation and result in 200 redundancies.
Heidelberg taking prepress automation to the next level
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is committed to the goal of fully automating the print production value chain so that printing becomes an autonomous process. Even though digitalization more or less started with prepress, further potential to make efficiency gains still exists. Heidelberg is taking the automation of computer-to-plate (CtP) processing to the next level by launching the Compact Pallet Loader (CPL) and the Compact Bender, and by integrating them into a single CtP line.
OE-A Business Climate Survey: Solid growth for the flexible and printed electronics industry
“The results of our business climate survey show that the printed electronics industry remains on track, even though the conditions are challenging. We see a mixed but overall stable and positive picture. Companies are acting cautiously, investing specifically in research and development, and retaining their employees. Despite the turbulent situation caused by wars and US tariff policy, the industry is looking ahead,” says Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director of the OE-A, commenting on the results of the latest business climate survey.
Adobe rejoins the Ghent Workgroup
The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) is pleased to announce that Adobe has decided to rejoin the group. Since 1982, Adobe has been pioneering digital print workflows. It invented PDF in 1993 and, in doing so, kicked off a revolution in how the print and publishing industry worked. Today, PDF has become an ISO standard and is the basis of everything the Ghent Workgroup invests time in. Having Adobe as an active GWG member is incredibly important for the group and the industry it represents.
Andritz collaborates with Tandem Repeat on solutions to produce novel sustainable fiber
International technology group Andritz has entered into a collaboration with Tandem Repeat Technologies, a pioneering biotechnology company, to bring to the market industrial-scale solutions for producing ProcellTM, a new sustainable fiber for textiles and nonwovens. The collaboration brings together Tandem Repeat’s expertise in advanced biotechnology and Andritz’s extensive experience as a supplier of solutions and plants for the production of nonwovens and manmade cellulosic fibers. The two companies aim to support the textile industry’s transition toward more sustainable production and alternatives to conventional synthetic fibers.
Fotograbados Longo increases its ‘prepress magic’
Sebastian Longo, Owner and Managing Director of Argentinian trade shop Fotograbados Longo S.A., has a distinctive definition of quality. “For us, it isn’t just about offering print quality. It’s also about the quality – or efficiency - of the printing process. We want our customers to be comfortable using our prepress tools, our plates. Comfort means no problems during press set-up or during the print run. It means consistency, and everything being right the first time to maximize efficiency and save costs. This is how I define quality, and Flexcel NX plates with PureFlexo™ Printing from Miraclon make it something we can guarantee to our customers.”
25 years of PM 9: Voith and Saica set standards in paper production
On October 12, Voith and Saica Group celebrated 25 years of the PM 9 production line at Saica in El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Spain. Today, the board and packaging machine is regarded as a true benchmark and leader in terms of operational efficiency and product quality.
Holmen Invercote Touch in full bloom
Holmen Invercote Touch, the latest member of the iconic Invercote family, is a welcome addition for brands that want to create premium packaging products with a natural look and feel. To showcase its possibilities, Holmen has created a product sample shaped like a flower. It’s an explosion of colour, design and special effects – and shows off the paperboard’s unique tactile qualities.
