Konica Minolta has launched its next generation monochrome high speed digital press series to Australia, the bizhub Press 1250 and the bizhub Press 1052.

The world’s largest English language print trade show Ipex is still losing exhibitors, with Canon / Oce the latest to announce it is withdrawing from the event next March.

Bosch Packaging Technology has posted stronger growth in fiscal 2012 than the packaging machine market as a whole, and intends to maintain its high growth rate, setting its sights on reaching €1.5bn in sales by the end of 2015.

KBA has reported a rise in group sales by over 10 per cent to nearly €1.3bn and a positive operating profit of over €30m before special items, more than triple that of 2011 (€9.9m) in its preliminary figures as operating and free cash flow was also positive.

Pankaj Bhasin has become the new managing director of manroland India, as the company seeks to make the most of the potential for growth in the sub-continent.

Last week, a delegation from South Korea joined packaging printers from Great Britain the KBA facility in Radebeul near Dresden to get information on the latest trends in the printing and finishing of packaging products.

On the March 3 the European Timber Regulations (EUTR) come into force, making placing illegal or timber products into European Union markets will be a criminal offence.

Ipex 2014 organisers say the event will once again place its Printers’ Profit Zone on the show floor for the duration of the event. 

Innovative French inkjet digital web and sheetfed manufacturer Impika has been purchased by the Xerox Corporation, and will now be part of Xerox’s communications division.

KBA has completed its large format line up with the launch of the new KBA Rapida 164, which succeeds the Rapida 162 and 162a series.