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Mercer defers interest, Shree Devi cuts processing time to a quarter, Kodansha puts 60 artworks in a diary — and 5 more | BPJ News

Financial risks in the supply chain and differences in post-press capacity are shaping printers' supplier choices and investment in higher output.

Pulp producer Mercer is deferring about $25.8 million in interest payments while saying normal operations will continue. India's Shree Devi says adding an automatic machine alongside manual equipment has reduced production time to a quarter of its previous level.

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Mercer defers interest, Shree Devi cuts processing time to a quarter, Kodansha puts 60 artworks in a diary — and 5 more | BPJ News

Pulp producer Mercer has deferred a bond interest payment. Companies making paperboard boxes are investing in more printing capacity and in cutting the time needed to die-cut sheets into box shapes. In paper distribution, customers and delivery networks are acquisition targets. In publishing, 60 cut-out artworks have found their way into a diary.

Mercer defers $25.8 million in interest payments…

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