Industry News

Taihainet, Feb 5 — According to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine's Guidelines for the Integrity Management of Quarantine of Imported Wood Packaging (Trial), the Xiamen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau began trialing integrity management for imported wood packaging quarantine on the 1st of this month, and after one scoring cycle — that is, one quarter — will step up quarantine inspection of wood packaging imported by non-compliant enterprises. An official from the Xiamen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau explained that integrity management of imported wood packaging mainly targets those found during on-site quarantine to have no IPPC mark or non-standard marks

Starting January 1, 2013, the 2013 Import and Export Tariff Schedule of the People's Republic of China came into force. Among its contents, the policies concerning the import of printing equipment drew the attention of people in the industry. Comparing the 2012 edition of the Tariff Schedule with the 2013 edition, the main changes in the new Tariff Schedule are reflected in three aspects: first, the new tariff schedule added "cross-cutting knife units for paper cutting machines" and "inkjet printing with 297 mm < web width < 360 mm

In recent years, online printers have taken a large share of the market for standard business printing such as business cards and letterhead, and the ability of a company to handle a large volume of such work every day means it can make very good use of proofs, which requires extensive technical knowledge in data preparation, positioning, prepress technology and shipping. There are slight differences between the business models of wide-format printing and advertising printing. Sometimes, for small-format products such as business cards, the trick of online printers lies in knowing how to

[ppzhan abstract] Standards, as a guarantee for the orderly development of an industry, have long been sought after by numerous enterprises. The printing blanket industry is no exception. At present, the field of national standards for printing blankets remains a blank, and according to an announcement released by the National Printing Standardization Technical Committee at the end of January 2012, the standard for offset printing blankets is tentatively scheduled for inclusion in the 2013 standard project establishment plan. At present, China's annual production capacity for printing blankets exceeds 1

On January 31, 2013, the General Office of the General Administration of Press and Publication issued a notice announcing the 12 key work points for the reform and development of press and publication in 2013, among which green printing technology, multimedia printed reading materials and green printing industrial bases were included. The notice pointed out that it is necessary to firmly establish the concept that "reform is always in progress and never completed," and, with a more resolute attitude and more powerful measures, unswervingly accelerate the reform and development of press and publication from a higher starting point. 2013

The printing company (hereinafter referred to as the Company) passed FORGA color certification in 1998 under the guidance of a printing research center. Afterwards, the Company applied the FORGA standard process to derive adjustment curves for the TVI values of the four colors Y, M, C and K, but such adjustments could not resolve the accuracy of color reproduction, especially for metallic product colors (overprinting of neutral color sets), where the color accuracy of the printed product is hard to achieve, and the theoretical gray balance dot values do not readily produce a printed product with correct gray balance.

To all relevant units: Following the previous stage of expert review and screening by relevant units, the National Technical Committee for Printing Standardization (SAC/TC170) has selected 23 printing standard projects as key projects proposed for 2013. At present, the main drafting units and participating drafting units for these 23 standard projects have essentially been solicited, and in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the entire industry for participating in standards development, SAC/TC170 plans to continue to its participating drafting units

In accordance with the State Council's Regulations on the Administration of Audio-Visual Products, Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Venues, Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Performances, Regulations on the Administration of Business Premises for Internet Access Services, Regulations on Publication Administration and Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry, as well as the Provisions on the Administration of the Publication Market issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication and the Measures for the Administration of Artwork Business issued by the Ministry of Culture, notice is hereby given of the annual inspection of cultural business units and printing enterprises in the urban area as follows: 1. Those approved by the Municipal Bureau of Culture and the Municipal Bureau of Press and Publication and engaged in the following

Amid the US financial crisis and the global economic downturn, China's economy has also shown signs of recession. To ensure the steady and healthy development of the national economy, the state has rolled out a series of policy measures in support. The printing industry, long weathered by the era of thin profits, has been left even worse off in the wake of the crisis; fortunately, the state has extended a helping hand, bringing the industry an opportunity for development. Shifting from export to domestic sales in search of a way out. Rising labor costs, exchange losses and poor cash flow have become the main bottlenecks

The antimony content in plastic bottles and the migration of antimony into products are strictly limited by relevant national standards. The following explanation is hereby made regarding antimony-related issues in PET bottles: 1. The production process using antimony catalysts in the manufacture of plastic food packaging containers is widely used and recognized by countries around the world, including China. 2. Recently, online reports covered the test results of a professor from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology on antimony content in plastic packaging. Upon verification, the testing method used by the professor and