USA: Is a Value-Added Tax Heading Our Way?
There is a great deal of buzz starting to generate around the “value-added tax” (or VAT). The concept of a VAT was first proposed by Wilhelm von Siemens, son of the founder of Siemens in 1918. The first country to implement a value-added tax was France in 1954. Today, nearly 100 countries have a VAT. […]
Online Sales Tax Collection is Coming
“States are under pressure to raise their revenues, and with e-commerce sales rising, they are seeing these revenues go out of state,” Fiorentino said. “I don’t see the states ignoring it for a long time. Sales tax has become an issue for everyone, and in the near future we’ll all be collecting.” According to a […]
4 Reasons to Expand Your Business to Brazil
Why should you do business in Brazil? I can give you 200 million reasons. That’s the number of consumers your small business can reach in this South American country — more than five times as many as live in the state of California. But sheer scale and size aren’t the only reasons to consider this […]
Digital Print Republic launches free online ink consumption tool
Online community Digital Print Republic has added a tool for calculating ink coverage breakdowns from print-ready PDF files. Digital Print Republic said it hoped the Inkchex tool, which is currently in free beta for registered users, will prove popular with businesses using inkjet kit, including wide-format printers. The digital print online community believes the tool, […]
The Top International Ink Companies
Some Signs of Improvement After a Challenging Year For the vast majority of leading global ink manufacturers, the past fiscal year was difficult. A quick look at our annual Top International Ink Companies Report shows that most of the top 15 global ink companies faced declining sales, as the global recession and the changing nature […]
Print Grows Trees
In a world bombarded by electronic images and media, many forget the value of print to our society. It contributes in economic, social and environmental ways that have not been clearly represented to the public. ’Print Grows Trees’ concentrates on the environmental, because the misconception that if we stop using print we’ll save trees, has […]
What Makes Paper Digital?
I’ve been asked about the outlook for digital papers. I’ve also read about the outlook for digital papers. One question always emerges: What do you mean by digital papers? And of course, that begs the question: What do you mean by digital? When I think of digital print, I think of print on a production […]
Convertible UV Printing – Do You Think Your Saving Money? Seriously?
While you were sitting in the board meeting or alone in your office this past week studying last quarters P&L, did you determine your company’s profitability by the bottom line or shake the piggy bank to see what’s left over? Were you looking at a realistic outlay or just the balances on the A/P and […]
Spandex releases repositionable versatile vinyl
Spandex has launched a white, semi-matt, self-adhesive vinyl for large-format applications. The ImagePerfect (IP) 2534PA features low tack adhesion levels, making it easy to remove and reposition. It is suitable for use on glass, mirrors, aluminium, acrylics, tiles, boards and paper. The semi-matt finish dulls reflection from spot lights and the sun, making it suitable […]
The Paper Life Cycle Project
The Paper Life Cycle project is a multi-stakeholder initiative that provides key environmental information about the sourcing, production, use and end of life of paper so that buyers of paper and fiber-based products can make better-informed, more sustainable purchasing decisions. This online resource promotes greater understanding of the key issues throughout the paper supply chain, […]
Market reacts to ’step-change technology’ launch at FESPA 2010
A demonstration of a ground-breaking new development in UV LED curing for digital ink jet and label web printing won technology pioneers Integration Technology Ltd (ITL) www.uvintegration.com record enquiries from visitors attending FESPA 2010 event in Munich last week. Sporting a bright and eye-catching new design concept, ITL’s stand hosted digital inkjet applications printing at […]
Understanding the New FSC Labels
The June PaperSpecs Webinar “Understanding the New FSC Labels” could have been called “Everything You Wanted to Know about the New FSC Labels But Were Afraid to Ask” except that attendees weren’t afraid to ask anything! Guest speaker Monika Patel, FSC Canada’s program officer served up answers to your biggest concerns about the new labeling […]