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Elise Hacking Carr is senior production editor for Print & Promo Marketing magazine, and managing editor for PRINTING United Journal.

Paper hasn't always had the best reputation. In fact, it is the largest component of solid waste in landfills and it uses up vast quantities of trees—which doesn't help its case.

Pasadena, California-based Castle Press took top honors in the National Association for Printing Leadership's (NAPL) Second Annual Marketing Plus Awards competition for graphic communications companies by winning 11 awards, including four Gold and four Silver awards, in a wide range of marketing disciplines.

Quad/Graphics, Sussex, Wis., the largest privately held printer in the United States, and Worldcolor, Montreal, the second largest provider of print, digital and related services in the Americas, announced the companies' boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive arrangement agreement whereby Quad/Graphics will acquire Worldcolor, enhancing Quad/Graphics' position as a leader in the printing industry with increased efficiencies, greater geographic reach and broader product and service scope.

RDP Marathon, Montreal, has introduced Sleeve Offset Lithographic Independent Drive (SOLID) technology. "SOLID is the result of several years of R&D and a meticulous evaluation of sleeve technology," said Eric Short, president and CEO at RDP Marathon. "While our packaging customers want the flexibility and affordability of sleeve offset technology, they also require the assurance of reliability and superior print quality. SOLID accomplishes all of this." SOLID is ideal for packaging printers who require a wide range of sizes and print on an array of substrates. Each sleeve insert is equipped with a single drive servo to run the plate and blanket sleeves through a single

RDP Marathon, Montreal, recently sold a six-color RDP 380V press to French Imprimerie Nationale Group, Paris. "We view Imprimerie Nationale as a leader in showcasing offset capabilities, and this sale presents a great opportunity to participate in their continued pursuit of excellence," said RDP Marathon CEO and President Eric Short in a press release issued earlier this month. With UV curing, a continuous roll-to-roll/roll-to-sheet press and a full SmartSet 2000 press control system, the RDP 380V performs reliably at a maximum speed of 1,800 fpm/550 mpm. The 38"/965 mm press will be installed at the Douai Industrial Site located in northern France. Configured with UV curing,

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