JAPAN—

 Brother Industries plans to acquire Mutoh Holdings for about $224.7 million to make it a wholly owned subsidiary, strengthening Brother’s position in wide-format and industrial printing. If completed by the March 23, 2026, tender deadline, the deal would expand Brother’s print portfolio into areas like UV, roll-to-roll and CAD printing, following its failed takeover attempt of Roland DG.

MONTREAL— 

Multi Bookbinding has announced the launch of a new dynamic 3D layout  template designed to support quotations and facilitate the work of graphic designers and production teams. This new tool now offers: bilingual 2D and 3D book visualization ;visual adaptation to different formats; SVG export capability; and several other advanced features. Designed to provide greater flexibility and precision, this template helps streamline file preparation and improves quality from the earliest stages of design.

MORTSEL, BELGIUM—

 ECO3 announces a global price increase for its offset printing plates and chemicals, effective March 1. The decision follows the continued rise in the cost of aluminum - the key component of offset plates - as well as the increasing cost of all aluminum-related treatments and processes. The price increase will reach double-digit levels, with the exact adjustment depending on the specific characteristics of each product.

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO—

 RWB Boswell Graphic have announced a strategic partnership with Tower Press room Chemistry to better serve Canadian pressrooms. Tower Products and Technorol & RWB Boswell Graphic will work more closely on warehouse coordination and pressroom optimization initiatives. 

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 Canon introduces its latest innovation in full-colour label printing: Canon’s LG-P800 printer, a versatile printer designed to help users create high-quality  8-inch-wide labels. Canon’s LG-P800 printer – Ability to create a high-mix of versatile, full-colour label printing. The Canon’s LG-P800 pigment-based printer, featuring a pigment ink system that is designed to deliver high-definition,

VAUGHN, ONTARIO—

 Spicers has announce that it is  now an authorized provider of HP’s industry-leading large-format print solutions, offering the full HP Latex Portfolio, in addition to HP Stitch dye sublimation systems, enabling the ability to:Expand into new applications—signage, graphics, architectural, décor, vehicle wraps . Increase production efficiency—reliable, intuitive operation to keep your workflow movingUpgrade to sustainable print technology—eco-friendly options

BURNABY, BC— 

Hemlock announced the relocation of its wide-format production operations to a newly renovated facility in Burnaby, a building with special significance as the company’s former home. The move marks both a return to roots and a major step forward, bringing expanded capabilities, advanced technologies, and future-ready infrastructure together in one location. Originally home to Hemlock Printers from 1973 to 1986, the facility now serves as the hub for Hemlock’s wide-format operations.

TORONTO—

 The next PAC Digital complimentary online/in-person meeting titled “Why You Cannot Wait to Automate” will be Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Automation is quickly becoming the major driver of profitability. However, automation does much more than boost production productivity to levels never before thought possible. Automation helps solve other key concerns identified in a January PAC Digital members’ survey such as:

THUNDER BAY—

 Citing plunging demand and rising costs, Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper announced Thursday it plans to end the production of newsprint, putting 150 people out of work.The company said it will file notices with the Ontario Ministry of Labour to cease newsprint operations in the first quarter of this year. “This decision was made only after significant efforts to reposition the company within the evolving and rapidly declining newsprint market were fully explored,” the company said.

COTEAU-DU-LAC, QUEBEC—

 Imprimerie Multiplus, recently installed three Versafire digital presses – its first digital investments with HEIDELBERG. Controlled via the Prinect Digital Frontend (DFE), the presses were selected as part of a strategic effort to better align digital and offset production. Multiplus utilizes Prinect to colour manage both its HEIDELBERG Speedmaster presses and Versafire digital presses, ensuring consistent results when running jobs for the same customer across different printing technologies.