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Turkish cartridge reseller profits surge

Offices supplies group Despec Bilgisayar registered 3Q2015 net profits of TRY3 million ($1.06 million/€960,000), increasing from TRY2 million ($710,000/€640,000) year on year. Reuters reported the quarterlies, which saw revenue grow from TYR34.1 million ($12.1...

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German cartridge collector takes in old LEGO

Cartridge collector and broker Geldfuermuell purchases the toy bricks by the kilo, passing them on to families that cannot afford new lego sets. The company is encouraging its contacts to send any unopened boxes that parents or grandparents may have stored in their...

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Article promoting originals misrepresents aftermarket

A blogsite piece recommending original cartridges defined “remanufactured” cartridges as built by third-party manufacturers “using components and parts of old cartridges”. This was in contrast to a definition of a “compatible” as a third-party-manufactured cartridge...

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Indian customs chairman backs going paperless

Najib Shah, Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, told customs commissioners that paperless trade will help reduce transaction costs, in accordance with the Digital India programme. He said at the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) of director general...

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US MPS provider buys out cloud company

Denver-based All Copy Products acquired Verticomm Technologies, a data business consultancy and technology provider also based in the area. The acquisition will enable All Copy to offer cloud services “to all of our branches”, reducing the need for third-party...

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Staples Canada cartridge recycling programme grows

The Canada branch recycled 975,941 ink cartridges in 2Q2015 through its store drop off scheme for empty ink and toner cartridges, increasing 37.4 percent from the figure for the second quarter of 2014. Staples has collected a futher 115,207 ink cartridges and...

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Commission may delay Staples-Office Depot deal

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been discussing with the two companies about extending the timeline for approving the deal, after an investigation was launched last month by EU regulators. Reuters reported on the latest development, which follows the launch...

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Seizure orders for Clover and Amazon

The seizure-and-forfeiture orders affect “toner cartridges and certain components thereof” and relate to historic general exclusion orders (GEO) secured by Lexmark and Canon.

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OCP releases HP wide-format inks

The ink manufacturer has released inks for the HP 761, for use in the HP DesignJet T7100, with inks including matte black pigment ink, cyan, magenta, yellow, grey and dark grey.

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