The Trelleborg Group is a major global corporation with around 24,000 employees, involved in areas ranging from the oil to the motor car industries. In 2006 the group purchased Reeves, which manufactured the Vulcan range, one of the best known brands of offset blankets for the sheet-fed, web offset and newspaper markets.
At drupa 2008, Sun Chemical has announced world firsts in sheetfed offset UV curing printing inks, advances in water-based printing technology and international strategic partnerships.
Ink transforms from consistency of peanut butter to rock hard; prints on virtually any surface
As the main paper sponsor for drupa 2008 UPM is taking the responsibility to look out for the waste paper during the exhibition. UPM has agreed to recycle all printing paper waste generated during drupa and will work in close cooperation with Remondis, a leading waste management company.
As of June 1, 2008, BASF will raise its gross market price (GMP) for Polystyrene by 100 per metric ton.
Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for Formic Acid, Propionic Acid and 2-Ethyl-hexanoic Acid (2-EHA) in Europe
Katahdin Paper Company LLC (“Katahdin” or the “Company”) announced today the indefinite shutdown of its 180,000 ton per year supercalendered paper machine at its mill in Millinocket, Maine. Paper produced at the mill is used in the magazine, catalogue and retail insert industries. The closure is expected to take effect July 28, 2008 and is for an indefinite period.
