Canon announces donation to support humanitarian efforts for Ukraine

HP Inc. announced the new HP PageWide Advantage 2200 series press. Designed to meet the needs of print service providers of all sizes, this revolutionary press offers industry leading productivity with quality, and media versatility for those in publishing, direct mail, and commercial print, to help grow their business. “This new PageWide Advantage platform is a game changer for the commercial print industry,” said Annette Friskopp, Global Head and General Manager at HP PageWide. “HP has listened to our customers, and we realize ease of use and up-time are critical success factors. This new press offers configurations to enable customers to optimize the press for their quality, productivity, versatility, and economics to grow their digital production businesses.”

Currently, there is a specific global raw material shortage affecting UV curing inks. This impacts supply of a UV photoinitiator commonly known as “TPO.” While supply of TPO comes from several different manufacturers, a key chemical feedstock used in the manufacture of TPO (and other similar photoinitiators) comes from one main upstream source in China. The manufacturing of this feedstock has been temporarily halted while inspections are undertaken due to an unrelated incident in the same industrial zone. This incident comes within the wider context of similar unplanned shut downs of UV raw material capacity in China and a tighter regulatory environment in Europe limiting alternative options. This supply disruption means that the feedstock cannot be produced at present and supplies are now at critically low levels globally, which has impacted the availability and production of TPO itself. We anticipate the situation will be resolved in a matter of weeks but are taking actions to cover our supply in the meantime. Please note that this is an industry-wide shortage affecting all UV ink manufacturers. Click Read More below for additional information.

Deluxe Corporation announces Deluxe NEBS will officially change its name to Deluxe. For the past several years, Deluxe NEBS has continued to operate as the NEBS brand in Canada, providing exceptional printed products and small business services to its clients across the country. Deluxe NEBS has been a staple of Canadian small business marketing services for the past 35 years, leading the industry in innovative cheque and business printing solutions. In 2004, Deluxe Corporation of Shoreview, Minnesota, purchased New England Business Solutions (NEBS) and continued its strong performance as a trusted and valued company specializing in the design, manufacturing and distribution of personalized business products. Click Read More below for additional information.