New EU legislation set to hold manufacturers to account
New legislation, set to hold ink toner and printer manufacturers to account when it comes to complying with rules around substances of very high concern (SVHC) and product safety, has...
Read MoreETIRA welcomes EU’s new Green Procurement Policy (GPP) Criteria for Imaging Equipment tenders
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) has welcomed the EU’s new GPP policy, after more than two years of lobbying The association and its members will now raise...
Read MoreHP firmware update: ETIRA urges HP to change course and take ‘path of sustainability’
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) is urging HP to rethink its latest printer firmware update. The update, version 2025A/2021B – released in July 2020 – affects HP...
Read MoreETIRA and member firm Armor podcast promoting cartridge reuse
In June, ETIRA joined hands with our member firm Armor during a 1 hr podcast Dutch language broadcasted live on Dutch radio station New Business Radio. Armor’s Frans Hondmann and ETIRA’s Vincent...
Read MoreLeaving the OEM logo on a remanufactured OEM cartridge:
Remanufacturers often put the question: is it allowed to leave the OEM logo on the remanufactured cartridge? ETIRA recently commissioned a legal opinion to answer this question and the answer is set out...
Read MoreCOVID-19: Slowdown affecting remanufacturing
Since the start of the pandemic, many remanufacturers across Europe have experienced falls in sales. For some the damage was very severe, for some it was relatively limited...
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