Perigon GmbH, a subsidiary of the Sihl Group, has acquired Trichord Ltd.

• Turnover of €142.6 million in year ended 31 January 2023
• Turnover up 34% from €106.3 million in 2021 (31% like-for-like)
• EBITDA IFRS €12.6 million, 8.8% of sales (an increase of 65% vs 2021)
• Operating profit (EBIT) of €2.7 million (vs €1 million loss in 2021)
• Net profit of €1 million (vs €2.3 million net loss in 2021)
• CAPEX of €5.8 million in increased manufacturing capacity and decoration
• Financial indebtedness decreased to €45.9 million (vs €48.1 million in 2021)
• Certified as Benefit Corporation (B Corp)

The transaction improves Kodak’s ability to reliably develop and deliver leading-edge inkjet solutions

Kodak announced it has acquired Graphic Systems Services Inc. (GSS), a leading provider of web inkjet press transport systems and other print-related components and engineering services.

Resolute Forest Products Inc., a subsidiary of Domtar Corporation and a part of the Paper Excellence Group, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell its Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill to an affiliate of Atlas Holdings.

Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President and CEO: Akira Oyama; hereinafter “Ricoh”) and Toshiba Tec Corporation (President and CEO: Hironobu Nishikori; hereinafter “Toshiba Tec”) hereby announce that today at meetings of the Boards of Directors of both companies, the two companies resolved to conclude an agreement to set the terms and conditions for integrating businesses regarding the development and manufacturing of multifunction printers and other devices (hereinafter “MFPs”) by necessary procedures such as company split effective on a specific day between April 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024 to be separately agreed upon by the two companies (hereinafter the “Business Integration”). The Boards of Directors of both companies also resolved to conclude a shareholders agreement related to the Business Integration.

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") and its subsidiary Epson X Investment Corporation ("EXI") recently made an additional investment in GITAI Japan Inc., a startup company that develops general-purpose space robots. The investment was made through their EP-GB Investment Limited Partnership.

Founders Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams reinforce commitment to European markets, share regional strategy and introduce new data visualisation product integrations
Canva, the world's only all-in-one visual communication platform, unveiled its first European campus in London as the company shared plans to accelerate growth in the market.

With the proposed acquisition of Polytec PT, Arkema will strengthen Bostik's product offering to serve the fast growing battery and electronics markets. This targeted acquisition is in line with the Group's strategy to become a complete systems supplier and to support its customers in developing sustainable solutions for the battery and electronics markets.

HANZA's CEO and CFO have informed the company that they intend to purchase a total of 600,000 shares in HANZA on June 1, 2023 through HANZA's option program 2020/2023.

Premium labels / self-adhesives and specialty papers both on the rise
· The Group is the world's leading player in wine labels and specialty papers for luxury packaging, the second in drawing papers and the third in self-adhesive materials, also thanks to six deals last year that brought the total number of deals in 2018 to 12.

Kyocera’s 100% ownership to create new synergies in inkjet print technologies

Most state-of-the-art Kyocera facility will be constructed on about 37 acres in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, to feature new automotive and communication innovations

Kyocera Corporation (hereinafter: Kyocera) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire about 37 acres of land for a new smart factory at the Minami Isahaya Industrial Park in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture.