Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired NuLabel Technologies, which develops engineering and material science solutions to enhance packaging design using less material. The companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. ...
German firm Actega said it exhibit new packaging solutions at the upcoming interpack 2017 to be held in Düsseldorf. The company plans to showcase its under products under the banner, Arena for Packaging Solutions. It plans to ...
Tags: Actega, packaging, Interpack Event
Sheetfed offset printing presses manufacturer KBA-Sheetfed has partnered with specialty chemicals group Altana’s subsidiary Actega Coatings & Sealants in the field of inline finishing. The partnership will ensure the availability of ...
Actega North America, a provider of specialty coatings and chemicals, has introduced MotionCoat UV coating system. The patent pending MotionCoat coating system, which is a new addition to the company's specialty coatings portfolio, can be ...
Tags: UV Coating, Packaging Market
Siegwerk Druckfarben, one of the international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications, labels, and catalogs, has signed a contract to purchase the printing ink manufacturer ACTEGA Colorchemie and its subsidiaries. The ...
Tags: Siegwerk, ACTEGA, Altana Group
Several companies have announced moves to support clean production and ban harmful chemicals such as plasticisers or perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals from their production processes. In particular, Aldi, Lidl, Rewe/Penny, ...
Tags: Chemical-Free Packaging, PVC, The Cantonal Laboratory of Zurich
This started as a blog post about creative exhibit design, but turned into a post about creative exhibit designers, because without the designers, you don’t get the creative design. It’s that simple. Creative exhibit ...
Specialty chemicals Group Altana has acquired two companies in Brazil. As a result, the Actega division now has its own sites in South America's largest country. Both of the acquired companies are owner-operated and headquartered in the ...
Tags: packaging industry, overprint varnishes, printing inks, Construction
German hygiene laws are tough. That keeps manufacturers of hospital equipment vigilant about reducing the possibility of contamination for their products. While the German government assumes around 400,000 to 600,000 illnesses and ...
The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA was able to achieve a significant increase in its sales and earnings in the first half of 2014. Sales in the first six months of the current fiscal year grew by 11 percent to €985 million ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
An open can is not portable. A resealable one is. Actega and Dayton Systems Group have created a pretty significant milestone in the history of the drink can. The patented two-piece can and dome design is engineered to attach to standard ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Shatters Glass
Actega DS has registered a FoodSafe brand for sealant compounds and closures which it will be demonstrating at Interpack 2014. FoodSafefe stands for low-migration (falls short of the global migration limits) and certification for direct ...
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has taken over the European business for water-based and UV overprint varnishes of The Valspar (France) Corporation, S.A.S. In 2012, the business generated sales of less than €8 million, primarily ...
Tags: Altana, Overprint Varnishes
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has acquired the specialty coatings business of Henkel. The products are sold under the brand names MiraFoil and Miracure and are mainly supplied to the packaging industry in North America. The business ...
Tags: Altana, Specialty Coatings
German chemical company Altana has announced the acquisition of the specialty coatings business of Henkel for an undisclosed sum. The business generated sales of around $15m in 2012. According to Altana, the products are sold under ...