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Siegwerk Opens New Inkjet Inks Production Facility in France

Siegwerk, a provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has expanded its digital ink footprint by opening a new production facility for inkjet inks in France.

The firm has expanded its technical center in Annemasse, France with a new production facility for inkjet inks, following the launch of inkjet laboratory last year.

Employing 275 people, the Annemasse facility, also known as Center of Excellence, produces water-based printing inks and varnishes. It has a production capacity of more than 25,000 tons of printing ink annually.

The firm has invested €3m over the last three years for the development, production and testing capacities in the inkjet technology.

Siegwerk CEO Herbert Forker said: “After opening our designated inkjet laboratory last year, we now opened our first designated inkjet production facility in Annemasse – all in line with our vision to become the leading packaging ink provider worldwide.”

Over the next five years, Siegwerk plans to invest an additional €2m in new equipment for the inkjet ink technology to meet printing process functionality and efficiency requirements for the labels and packaging markets.

“Annemasse always was our nnovation hub. It’s the cradle of our ‘Global Innovation Network’, a global in-house research network, which works on the development of eco-friendly inks with consistent performance, as well as new ink technologies and product packaging innovations for the future,” Forker added.

Source: http://machineryandequipment.packaging-business-review.com/news/siegwerk-opens-new-inkjet-inks-production-facility-in-france-201017-5953123
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