SUPPLIER news

Mark Ushpol has been appointed Domtar Corp.'s new senior vice president of distribution. Based in Covington, KY, he will be responsible for the Domtar Distribution Group, Domtar's merchant business.

manroland reached a patent milestone recently when it was granted its 709th patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an ink-jet printing apparatus. According to manroland, this ranks the company second in patents received among all press manufacturers.