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How to Get Ready for EUDR
With new European Union Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) set to kick in for large companies on December 31, 2024, and for smaller organizations June 30, 2025, industry associations in the U.S. and U.K. are alerting members about how to prepare for the new rules.
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A Quick Tour of C&C Beijing
The sleek, modern four-story 25,000-sq.-m. C&C Joint Printing is located in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. During PW’s visit in June, its immaculate production floor was packed with pallets of semi-finished and finished products as far as the eye could see. Clean and green is the philosophy driving the processes and systems that made this facility one of the first enterprises to obtain China’s environmental labeling certificate back in 2011. (Sponsored)
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Brief Industry Insights on Drupa 2024
Held in Düsseldorf, Germany, every four years, Drupa is the largest printing technologies exhibition in the world. This year’s event, which ran from May 28 through June 7, drew 170,000 trade visitors, 80% of whom came from overseas, and 1,643 exhibitors. Themes throughout the fair’s 18 exhibition halls were digitization and sustainability. (Sponsored)
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Hong Kong and China Print Manufacturers Rising Against All Odds
Uncertain times and a challenging business climate bring out the best in Hong Kong and China print suppliers. (Sponsored)
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Imago Meets New Needs and Trends
For print management company Imago, its partner network has remained the same in the past year. “We continue to source from China, India, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, as well as Europe,” says president and CEO Howard Musk, adding that China remains the most significant location. “But we are seeing growth in other regions as our clients look for diversification and to avoid problems with content unsuitable for production in China.” (Sponsored)
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Printing in Hong Kong and China 2024: All Our Coverage
Uncertain times and a challenging business climate have seen Hong Kong and China print manufacturers sharpening their focus on improving internal processes and end products, fostering deeper client partnerships, and embracing industry challenges and changes as the status quo. (Sponsored)
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Hung Hing Goes the Extra Mile for Its Clients
The second factory building at Hung Hing’s Hanoi-based printing complex will be completed in the second half of 2025, according to COO Richard Lim. “This new three-story building will specialize in board games and other game-related production,” says Lim, adding that his team “is seeing more interest from overseas clients in diversifying their production sourcing from Vietnam—and Southeast Asia in general—and our current space and capacity is almost fully utilized.” (Sponsored)
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Chang Jiang Printing Media Is All About Service
Finding “good homes for good projects” is the ongoing mission for Chang Jiang Printing Media founder and marketing director Samuel Chung. (Sponsored)
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C&C Offset Implements Better and Greener Solutions
Changing reading habits and purchasing patterns have prompted the C&C team to continuously look for newer and greener technologies and smarter manufacturing processes. (Sponsored)
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Creativity, Innovation, and Sustainability at Leo Paper
Recent months have seen significant changes at Leo Paper that reflect its commitment to embracing digital transformation, fostering innovation, and promoting sustainability. (Sponsored)
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Less Travel, More Hybrid Work Among Most Popular Book Business Sustainability Options
A new survey conducted by the Green Book Alliance found that a reduction in business travel has gained popularity as a way for publishing companies to reduce their carbon footprint, while the use of carbon offsets and recycled paper has declined.
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BMI Report Examines Book Printing in 2024
The Book Manufacturers Institute’s annual state of the industry report sees manufacturing returning to a more normal business pattern in 2024, with digital printing playing a larger role in making the manufacturing process more efficient.
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Hachette Book Group Delivers Mixed Environmental Report for 2023
This year, 100% of Hachette Book Group's overall paper usage came from Forest Stewardship Certified and Sustainable Forestry Initiative fiber. Use of recycled fiber, however, fell.
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Perfect Bound Looks to Match Indie Presses with Printers
Frustrated by their experiences trying to find printing time during the height of the pandemic, independent press publishers Keith Riegert and Alyson Forbes were determined to find a more efficient and reliable way for independent presses to work with printers. Their answer is Perfect Bound.
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Ingram Adds Chambersburg to Its POD Distribution Network
Ingram Content Group has added a print-on-demand function at its facility in Chambersburg, Pa.—long the hub for Ingram’s East Coast distribution business—augmenting the center’s wholesale and distribution capabilities.
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Printing in Hong Kong and China 2023: All Our Coverage
The quest for greater automation and greener solutions is propelling the Hong Kong and China print manufacturers forward even as they face down rising costs, slow incoming new orders amid excess client-side inventories, and confront macroeconomic factors beyond their control.
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Toppan Leefung Empowers Staff to Move Forward
The last decade has witnessed an incredible transformation at Toppan Leefung Printing Limited, with the company evolving from a printing corporation into a multifaceted and diversified conglomerate.
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Adapting to Market Demands and Trends at Imago
Project-wise, Imago is now approaching pre-pandemic levels, says president and CEO Howard Musk.
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Expanding Through Diversification at Hung Hing
Diversification efforts are intensifying at Hung Hing Printing Group.
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Of Algae, Grass, and Such
For vacationers heading to the beach this summer, algae—the toxic red and blue-green types, in particular—is the dreaded stuff threatening to upend the best of plans. But for those in the biofuel and biomaterials industries, algae and algae-extracted compounds are literally the new pots of gold at the end of the rainbow.