ACTEGA is significantly expanding its production capacities for water-based and UV overprint varnishes. As a result, the global production output increases to more than 150,000 tons per year. Around 2 million euros have been invested in a new integrated site in Brazil. In the future, a total of 180 employees will be located to support the business.
“Production and warehousing will occupy most of the 12,000 square meter facility with new high efficiency equipment installed to produce overprint varnishes,” explained Andrei Sotkeviciene, Managing Director at ACTEGA in Brazil. “Research and development activities will take place in an ultra-modern, 500 square meter research laboratory set up for this purpose.”
Moreover, ACTEGA records a significant increase in production capacities, especially for UV coatings, due to the integration of Schmid Rhyner AG. This company, based in Adliswil, Switzerland, with almost 80 employees and a turnover of around 50 million euros, specializes in solutions for print finishing and digital printing.
“ACTEGA consists of 11 companies with worldwide production facilities and sales offices,” stated Andreas Gipp, Senior Vice President of Global Business Line Paper and Board. “Due to our production sites in Europe, North and South America as well as in China, we can not only better serve internationally operating printing groups and be closer to our customers, but also proactively support them in their growth.”
The new integrated ACTEGA location in Araçariguama, Brazil.
