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GLOBAL LABEL STORIES
THE ACQUISITION will add significantly to the Security Labels product portfolio
ALDO GONZALEZ has been appointed
general manager of the new operation
CCL INDUSTRIES FORMS
JOINT VENTURE IN CHILE
CCL Industries, a provider of specialty
packaging for the consumer products and
healthcare industries, has opened an operation
in Chile to serve the wine label market. Acrus-
CCL, based in Santiago, is a joint venture
between CCL and a newly created Chilean
investment holding company, which has two
groups of shareholders: Mitchell Kendall and
David Goodman, both veterans of the label
industry as former principals of Cameo Crafts
Graphic Industries; and Jose Mingo, Aldo
Gonzalez and members of the Marinetti family,
who have a long history in packaging and the
wine and spirits market in Chile. CCL and its
partner will each have a 50 percent interest in
Acrus-CCL; Aldo Gonzalez has been appointed
as general manager.
The partners will initially invest
approximately USD 10 million between them,
financed by a combination of debt and equity,
to create a state-of-the-art label production
plant in Santiago dedicated to the wine
industry. Chilean wine exports have more
than doubled in less than a decade and are
estimated to have reached 50 million cases in
2011. CCL's initial equity investment of USD
two million will be matched by its joint venture
partner. Acrus-CCL will eventually expand
its presence in the wine and spirits market
to other Spanish speaking countries in the
Mercosur trading zone.
Aldo Gonzalez, general manager of Acrus-
CCL, commented: ‘We are excited to bring
new leading edge supply chain and label
converting technologies to the very specific
needs of Chilean wine exporters. We have a
highly experienced local management team
that knows the wine industry intimately,
supported by the technologies and global
leverage of the world's largest label company.
I believe such a powerful combination will
bring many benefits to our customers in
Chile.’
LABELS&LABELING
SECURITY LABELS GROWS
UK PORTFOLIO
Security Labels International, a UK-based
manufacturer of tamper evident
security devices, has acquired Geoffrey
Waldmeyer Associates, a supplier of
plastic and metal C-TPAT security seals,
asset labels and tamper evident bags.
This acquisition will add significantly
to the Security Labels product portfolio,
particularly its Label Lock range of
labels and tape. Used extensively by the
police as well as logistics and security
managers, Label Lock products can
be applied to everything from vehicle
doors and windows, aircraft hatches and
panels, and shrink-wrapped pallets to
laptops, CD and DVD cases and almost
all boxes and packages.
Security Label’s managing director,
Dr Adrian Steele, said: ‘The acquisition
of Geoffrey Waldmeyer Associates,
an important player in our market, will
UV RAY AND GIDUE
ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
UV Ray is to continue an existing
agreement with Nuova Gidue, which
will see the company equip the press
manufacturer with UV curing equipment.
The UV systems are said to ensure
the maximum results required by this
range of machines, such as low costs,
simplified management, security as well
as high levels of quality, productivity and
reliability.
UV Ray has also launched a dichroic
reflector, whose small dimensions mean
it can be incorporated into any machine.
It adopts PF technology, employed for
the first time by UV Ray to enhance the
reflector. The reflector is available with
water cooling, maintaining the same
dimensions and characteristics.
enable us to build even further on our
ability to meet customer expectations.
The security label industry is constantly
evolving and the level of R&D required
to address the on-going technical
challenges calls for a scale of operation
that this acquisition will help us to
achieve.’
Geoff Waldmeyer added: ‘I should like to
thank our customers for the pleasant way
in which we have conducted business
over, in some cases, nearly 25 years. In
Security Labels International we have
found a company that will work to the
highest standards to provide the level
of service our customers are entitled
to expect. Although I shall now retire,
I remain available to the company to
ensure the smoothest of transitions. I wish
our customers and business associates
every success in the years ahead.’
A new curing option with a chill roll has
also been unveiled. Designed with a dual
chamber system, it was designed for film
applications on semi-rotary machines or
offset presses.
Meanwhile, the company has
announced its move to a new facility,
located in Pregnana Milanese, Italy,
which will double production capacity.
The site will host a warehouse and a
new production line will be added to the
existing equipment.
The production lines related to
analogue systems will be replaced by
new digital system production lines, as
well as test lines in two separate areas.
The R&D center will operate
independently from production.