ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings and inks, is expanding its production capacities for water-based and UV overprint varnishes, increasing global production output to more than 150,000 tons per year.
Around 2 million euros have been invested in a new integrated site in Brazil. ‘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.’
The company is increasing production capacities or 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, specialises in solutions for print finishing and digital printing.
