Customised presentation, packaging and stationery specialist, Duraweld, has launched a new range of funky binders for school, college or the office. Eight colours are available, each named after a different fruit: Red Apple, Satsuma, Lemon and Lime, Clementine, Cherry, Blackberry, Plum and Raspberry.

More than 250m2 of fine art prints were produced using a Mutoh Zephyr UV printer as part of the Theatre at the Seaside festival in Oostende. Each of the 50 photographs was printed directly onto wide format PVC foam board panels and exhibited along the seaside.

Plans are underway to restructure Altuglas International's PMMA sheet business in Europe in a bid to optimise logistics and reduce delivery times.

A campaign has been launched by the plastics industry challenging itself, government and consumers to step up recycling and stop sending plastic to landfill.

As part of the Plastics 2020 Challenge, the industry is pledging several commitments on the four R's - reduce, reuse, recycle and recover - including doubling the recycling rate of plastic packaging by the year 2020.

Bagasse is a new eco-friendly, recyclable grade product from Papeterie Zuber Rieder. The range is suitable for luxury packaging, greetings cards, business cards, invitations, annual reports and advertising purposes and is available in the UK from Papico.

Participants and speakers at the Vinyl 2010 conference, titled 'Talking Sustainability for Business,' agreed that the organisation's sustainability targets are a great example of self-regulation, as well as being in line with European Union policy on reducing emissions and lowering energy consumption. The organisation is also making progress in its recycling programme, as well as encouraging the reduction of hazardous additives beyond legal requirements.

Apprentices in the paper and board manufacturing industry can now participate in an approved National Qualifications Framework, developed by sector skills council for the process and manufacturing sector, Proskills, and the newly formed Qualifications Reform Group (QRG).

Printers and copy shops can now reinforce customer relationships and protect printed goods with a new range of postal tubes from Rose Plastic.

The tubes, which are available in a range of sizes, have a 50/50 split, so contents can be removed without damage. They are transparent so contents are immediately visible, but can also be supplied in a range of colours or customised with corporate logos.

Spartanics' Finecut Combination model laser die cutting machine boasts a variety of flexibility-focused design features designed to give plastics decorators the versatility to survive and thrive.

Dufaylite used a recent exhibition to highlight its range of ultra lightweight boards which suit flat bed digital printers. Honeycomb board is designed to offer exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, ideal for lightweight, rigid board applications like suspended or wall-mounted signs. The honeycomb also imparts load-bearing properties so the material can be used in PoP and PoS units. 

MacDermid Autotype has launched a hard coated polyester film specially designed to offer antimicrobial protection for hospital surfaces. The film, SIGMAGraF Shield AM, combines Microban antimicrobial technology with industrial-strength protection against solvents and cleaning chemicals. In addition, the material can provide impact and abrasion resistance above ordinary laminates, ensuring all surfaces and signage remain protected for both patients and staff at all times.

Sirio Color is claimed to be one of the most comprehensive ranges of coloured, embossed and textured paper and boards, offering over 180 differing colour, weight and textured options. Fedrigoni UK has announce a swatch highlighting the Sirio Color portfolio.

Rose Plastic's ScrewPack features a fixed-length protective postal tube with screw closure for maximum product protection. It is available in different lengths, ranging from A4 landscape to AO size. This entry level product provides affordable packaging and protection for documents of all fixed sizes.