ACTEGA wins ALTANA Innovation Award 2013

Coating innovation awarded

19-Nov-2013 - Germany

This year, the Altana Innovation Award went to the project team of Frank Kamphuis, Tim Kammer, Marcel Altenburg, and Timo Kondziela, from the ACTEGA division. The development of special coatings for in-mould labels (IML) for the labeling of plastic packaging was awarded. Any structured or printed foil is placed in a casting mould for the packaging and liquid plastic is extruded into the form. The individual steps are performed at high speed, and the technology used is one of the most complex procedures in the packaging industry. To ensure accurate processing at such speeds creates new challenges for printers and packaging manufacturers.

ALTANA

The ALTANA Innovation Award 2013 goes to the winner team of ACTEGA Terra: Timo Kondziela (left) and Frank Kamphuis (right) received the award in Wesel, also on behalf of Tim Kammer and Marcel Altenburg.

It quickly became clear to the researchers of the ACTEGA team that standard coatings would not be able to meet the high requirements. Completely new development approaches were required. Joined together specifically for this purpose, a team of experts developed a solution by combining product and process innovations. As part of their research, the developers identified new raw materials and used innovative formulation strategies. Not least thanks to the positive interaction between technology and marketing, ACTEGA can now speak of a resounding success. Its subsidiary ACTEGA Terra today is the European market leader for IML coatings in a still dynamically growing market, which promises a bright future for this product group.

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