12 | L&L NEWS HOT OFF THE PRESS A ROUND-UP OF THE LATEST 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.
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