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Felix Schoeller responds to rising energy and logistics costs
The war in the Middle East is having far-reaching effects on global energy and transportation markets. While disruptions in air and maritime traffic are currently concentrated primarily in the region itself, sharply rising oil and gas prices are driving up costs for energy, freight and raw materials worldwide. The speed and scale of these cost increases are now beginning to affect even long-term sourcing and energy procurement structures.
Miraclon launches Flexcel Prime Plate
Miraclon announces the global launch of the Flexcel Prime Plate, its most advanced plate technology to date. Designed to retain the characteristics of Flexcel NX Plates, Flexcel Prime introduces new performance-driven features that help printers reduce press stops, improve plate reuse, and increase overall press uptime.
SCA to increase kraftliner prices by € 100 per tonne
SCA will increase the prices on all Kraftliner grades in Europe by € 100 per tonne. The new price is valid from April 1, 2026.
Johan Padel to leave Holmen
Johan Padel, Head of the Wood Products business area, has decided to leave Holmen during the course of the year. He will be succeeded by Karolina Svensson, currently Head of Business Development for Wood Products.
Indah Kiat starts up new high-capacity Andritz OCC line and reject treatment system in Indonesia
Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TBK, a member of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), has successfully started up its new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line and reject treatment system supplied by international technology group Andritz at its Karawang mill in Jawa Barat, Indonesia. This start-up marks a major milestone in the strategic partnership between the two companies, reinforcing their shared commitment to sustainable and high-efficiency paper production in Southeast Asia.
New Color-Logic Visualis3R video: How to include Duplo Dusense coatings into digital files
Color-Logic, the exclusive distributor of Visualis3R, has launched an informative new educational video focused on integrating Duplo Dusense varnishing with the Visualis3R platform. Available now in the Visualis3R Academy, this resource provides designers, agencies, brands, and printers with the knowledge to seamlessly incorporate Duplo Dusense spot UV coating into their digital files.
Circulose joins Spinnova’s ecosystem to accelerate technology scale‑up
Textile-to-textile recycling company Circulose joins Spinnova’s ecosystem (consortium) to help advance the scale-up of Spinnova’s technology. Spinnova has actively sought partners to accelerate commercial scale-up, and Circulose, as a key player in textile recycling, strengthens the ecosystem by providing a raw material that is in high demand across the industry.
Hubergroup brings ink system Tinkredible MGA to worldwide markets
Hubergroup Print Solutions is expanding the availability of its well-established metal decoration ink system Tinkredible MGA to global markets. Already successfully used by leading manufacturers in Europe and India, the mineral oil-free, BPA-free, and PFAS-free ink series is now being rolled out worldwide. Designed for monobloc and three-piece metal cans, Tinkredible MGA combines outstanding print quality, high process stability, and compliance with the strictest international food safety standards. Printers and converters can learn more about the ink system and its track record at Metpack 2026 in Essen, Germany (May 5-8, 2026, Hall 1, Stand 1B11).
SCA aims for 40 percent lower emissions from RoRo vessels
Starting on 1 October 2026, SCA will implement changes to its sea transport using RoRo vessels (Roll-on/Roll-off) by reducing speed, increasing vessel load factors, and adjusting how the ports in Umeå and Piteå are used. One effect of these changes is that emissions from the vessels will be reduced by approximately 40 percent.
MPH invests in Shine LED Lamp Kit
Flexo prepress specialist MPH Ltd is among the latest UK trade shops to take the fast, affordable, straightforward route into LED plate exposure with the Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by Miraclon. The Shine LED Lamp Kit was fitted to a Vianord flexo plate exposure unit, supplied by Clarkson Services, and, says MPH director Ian Runacres, “is delivering all the benefits we anticipated. Exposures are on average 30% faster, consistent, and plate behaviour is utterly predictable. At present, more than 80% of our plates - from various suppliers - are exposed using Shine LED lamps.”
Kesla expands twinAX shear-cutting solution to larger harvester head models
As the harvesting of small-diameter timber continues to increase worldwide - driven by growing demand for energy wood, plantation forestry, and higher productivity requirements - equipment efficiency is becoming increasingly critical. In response to these evolving operational needs, Kesla is extending the availability of its Kesla twinAX shear-cutting solution, first introduced at FinnMetko 2024, to the 24RH III and 26RH III harvester heads. Kesla twinAX is the most cost-effective wood-cutting solution on the market, particularly for operations processing large volumes of small-diameter trees.
Fiery Scribe brings the power of AI to print job submission
Fiery, LLC, announced the launch of Fiery Scribe, an agentic AI solution that automatically reads email job requests and converts them into ready-to-print jobs.
