OTTAWA—

 Canada Post continues to negotiate with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to reach new collective agreements. Negotiations with CUPW began in November 2023 and so far, the parties have met more than 100 times. Following eight months of negotiations, CUPW filed notices of dispute with the Minister of Labour on August 2, 2024. CUPW has begun holding a strike vote with its members to receive a strike mandate.

AURORA, ONTARIO—

 Resource Integrated Ltd. announced the addition of the next-generation Agfa Anapurna Ciervo H3200 hybrid wide-format printer. Resource Integrated is the first printing firm in North America to incorporate this powerful workhorse into its range of industry-leading visual solutions.  Featuring an 3.2-metre print width, UV LED curing and a six-colour plus white ink set, this wide-format printer enables

TORONTO—

 Unit sales of English-language print books sold in Canada fell 2% in the first half of 2024 from the comparable period in 2023 at stores that report data to BookNet Canada. Units dipped to 20.8 million sold, but price increases resulted in dollar sales holding even, at about C$477.1 million.

BARRIE, ONTARIO—

 Northern Label Group, a label printers in Canada serving the health, beauty and personal care markets is investing in a Bobst Digital Master 340. Designed for high productivity, the Digital Master 340, prints at speeds up to 328 ft/min with a resolution of 1,200x1,200 DPI, utilizing Bobst’s proprietary digital inkjet technology.  The ability to incorporate new modules to the Digital Master 340, allowing Northern Label to evolve and adapt the machine as their customers.

PARSIPPANY, N.J—

  Sun Chemical will increase prices across its solvent-based white ink product line in the United States and Canada, effective November 1, 2024. The price increase has been caused by rising key raw material costs coupled with material supply tightness, escalating global freight expenses and inflation.

QUEBEC CITY—

 White Birch Paper Mills launch of 100% recycled Kraft paper. Further expanding its diverse line of paper products, White Birch Paper has announced it will enter the Recycled Kraft paper market via its Stadacona Mill located in Quebec City, Canada. The new machine will produce approximately 120,000 metric tons per year of 100% Recycled Kraft paper in a wide range of basis weights to serve the global market for bags, e-commerce mailers, packaging medium, retail counter rolls, coating base, gray bogus, shipping void fill and more.

RINGSTED, DENMARK— 

Glunz & Jensen, a developer in plate processing and imaging technology, has announce the appointment of Mark Andy Inc. as its Master Distributor for the United States, Canada, and Mexico for its iCtP (inkjet Computer-to-Plate) technology. This expanded partnership aims to bring the revolutionary iCtP value technology to a broader range of printers,

PHOENIX, ARIZONA—

 Mutoh XpertJet C641SR Pro, a 24-inch wide printer, offers precise contour-cut and through-cut functionality and integrates a Mutoh AccuFine 1600 nozzle printhead. Offering a production print speed of 6.5sqm/hr at 600x900dpi, the printer/cutter uses Mutoh’s Greenguard Gold certified MS31/MS51 inks,

DüSSELDORF, GERMANY—

 Messe Düsseldorf has set the dates May 9th to 17th for Drupa 2028. Staying true to its four-year cycle – but will take place earlier in the month while its duration has been shortened. The show organizer, Messe Dusseldorf said it was adjusting to the changing needs and expectations of exhibitors and visitors and reflecting the continued transformation of the industry. “The printing and packaging industry is undergoing a dynamic transformation that requires industry events to evolve as well.

FREMONT, CALIFORNIA—

 Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") said it entered into an agreement with Siris Capital Group (owner of EFI & Fiery) to acquire all interests in US company Fiery, which provides digital front-end servers and workflow products for the print industry. The transaction is valued at approximately $591m.  Fiery will become part of the Epson group, but retain its current name and structure, and continue to operate from its existing offices.