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NEWS
Cascades Joins Two Sides
Cascades Fine Papers Group has joined Two Sides, the non-
profit organization that promotes the responsible production,
use and sustainability of print and paper.
"We are proud to produce paper. It is a beautiful, useful, recy-
clable and renewable tool,
and we make it in a sus-
tainable way. It is a plea-
sure for us to support an
organization that explains
why people shouldn't shy
away from paper and pro-
motes the strengths and benefits of this great resource," said
Julie Loyer, communications and sustainable development,
Cascades Fine Papers Group.
MyPRINTResource.com/10850132
Neenah to Acquire Crane Technical Materials
Neenah Paper, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to pur-
chase all of the outstanding equity of Crane Technical Materials,
Inc. (CTM) from Crane & Co., Inc. for $72 million, comprised of
$64 million for the business and $8 million related to future cash
tax benefits Neenah will receive as a result of the transaction.
Crane Technical Materials, with annual sales of approximately
$50 million and two manufacturing operations in Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, provides performance-oriented wet laid non-
wovens media for fast growing filtration end markets as well as
environmental, energy and industrial uses.
The Company indicated approximately $2 to $3 million of
one-time costs are expected in 2014 related to the acquisition.
Annual earnings are expected to be approximately $0.20 per
share accretive, excluding one-time costs and benefits of lower
cash taxes.
MyPRINTResource.com/10170422
PRIMIR's 'Vision' of the Evolving Printing
Industry Unveiled
PRIMIR has announced its Summer Meeting will focus on
'print's evolution.' To be held July 21-23, 2014 at the DoubleTree
Downtown-Lakeside Hotel in Cleveland, OH, the meeting will
feature a number of presentations and discussions on where the
industry is heading and how it's evolving.
The PRIMIR 2014 Summer Meeting will also be packed with
data and content from two new PRIMIR studies. "Tag & Label
Printing Trends" research findings will be addressed by Jennifer
Dochstader and David Walsh, Founding Partners of LPC, who
conducted the PRIMIR research. Another new, timely PRIMIR
study presentation, "Print Applications: Revenues, Processes and
Run Lengths in Commercial Printing," will examine findings
from I.T. Strategies' research presented by Mark Hanley, President.
For more information about the PRIMIR 2014 Summer Meet-
ing, research studies, or membership contact Rekha Ratnam at
phone: 703/264-7200 or e-mail: rratnam@primir.org.
MyPRINTResource.com/10218465
Inkjet Technology to Dominate the Worldwide
Continuous-Feed Printer Market Beyond 2014
The worldwide continuous-feed, digital production print mar-
ket is experiencing significant opportunity thanks to a major
technology shift. According to new research from International
Data Corporation (IDC), the much anticipated shift from elec-
trophotography (EP) to high-speed inkjet (HSIJ) came to fruition
in 2013, and will continue through the 2014-2018 forecast
period. Placements of both monochrome and color EP equip-
ment declined in the past year, while HSIJ installations continue
on their growth path. IDC expect HSIJ to reach $1 billion in
equipment sales by 2018 with a compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 10.8 percent.
"A dramatic technology shift occurred in 2013 as high-speed
inkjet maintained its momentum, while incumbent technolo-
gies declined," said Andrew Gordon, research director, Produc-
tion Output Solutions. "There will continue to be opportunity
for color laser, which will hold a quality advantage for a while.
However, high-speed inkjet vendors will make great strides
toward improving print quality and substrate flexibility."
MyPRINTResource.com/11473320
3D Systems and Konica Minolta Join Forces
3D Systems has entered into an alliance with Konica Minolta
Business Solutions USA Inc. to distribute its complete 3D print-
ing product portfolio through Konica Minolta's nationwide net-
work of dealers and authorized resellers, as well as its direct sales
channel. This relationship marks Konica Minolta as the first
original equipment manufacturer to sell, support, and service
3D printing products through the traditional printer and office
equipment channel in the United States.
Konica Minolta plans to focus on high-growth industries
such as manufacturing/industrial, healthcare, and education
applications.
MyPRINTResource.com/10006286
New "Connected Community"
The new AMSP/NAPL/NAQP 'Connected Community' website
now provides a single instant access portal for industry and asso-
ciation news, commentary, and member discussions on a wide
range of printing, mailing, fulfillment, and marketing services
management and operations issues.
"Our Connected Community is the perfect place to start each
work day, catch up on what our industry peers are discussing,
and find answers to management and operations questions from
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