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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.
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.
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.
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.
Diversification efforts are intensifying at Hung Hing Printing Group.
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.
“A good home for good projects” is how sales and marketing director Samuel Chung sums up Chang Jiang Printing Media, which he established a decade ago.
Extending their service and supply solutions while intensifying their quest for greater automation and greener technologies is the game plan for Hong Kong and China print players.
Being sustainable is more than just a company-wide initiative at C&C Offset, says deputy general manager Francis Ho.
Project-wise, Imago is now approaching pre-pandemic levels, says president and CEO Howard Musk.