The speciality chemicals group Altana has completed the acquisition of overprint varnish specialist Schmid Rhyner.
Previously part of the Conzzeta Group, Schmid Rhyner will be integrated into Altana’s Actega division which is now strategically expanded. The forthcoming commercialisation of Actega Metal Print will further add to this.
Schmid Rhyner was founded in 1880. Headquartered in Adliswil, Switzerland, and with a subsidiary in New Jersey, the company has almost 80 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries worldwide. In 2018, the company achieved sales of approximately €50 million. Schmid Rhyner specialises in technologies print finishing and digital printing. In addition to protecting packaging, the products also achieve a variety of optical effects.
Actega president Thorsten Kröller said, ‘We are pleased to welcome our new colleagues. Together, we want to offer our customers an even broader and more custom-fit solution and product portfolio in the packaging and printing sector in the future.’
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