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Luxembourg, 3 December 2008 — Flint Group and Lindgens Metal Decorating Coatings & Inks today announced the signing of a Joint Venture agreement comprising Flint Group’s metal decorating inks business in Australia and New Zealand.
In May Flint Group acquired the metal decorating inks business as part of the acquisition of Siegwerk’s packaging inks business in Australia and New Zealand. Lindgens specialise in inks and coatings for metal decoration and today is a major player in this market.
“We are combining resources to bring more value to our customers. Flint Group brings invaluable industry experience and a strong local presence, while Lindgens bring their expertise for this specialty application. An excellent partnership,” says Charles Knott, CEO of Flint Group.
“Lindgens is delighted to be joining forces with Flint Group in Australia and New Zealand to build on the work we have been doing in Metal decorating in these markets over the past years. This partnership will allow Lindgens to bring considerably more focus and resource to ANZ and we look forward to the opportunity to work together with the many metal decorating customers in this region”, says Andrew Garner, CEO of Lindgens Group.
The joint venture will be located in Hallam, Australia.
Flint Group
Flint Group is dedicated to serving the global printing and packaging industry with five specialised business units: Flint Group’s ink companies develop and market a wide range of conventional and UV printing inks on a global basis, with regional operations providing local service throughout the world. Flint Group Flexographic Products specialises in photopolymer printing plates, flexographic sleeve systems as well as washout solvents and platemaking equipment. Flint Group Narrow Web is dedicated to the narrow web ink market, including labels, product decoration and package printing. Flint Group Pigments produces a range of pigment products and additives for use in inks and other colourant applications. Day International develops and distributes offset printing blankets and sleeves, pressroom chemicals and diecutting supplies. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Flint Group operates more than 170 facilities worldwide and employs some 8300 people. Revenues for 2007 are € 2.3 billion ($US 3.1 billion), positioning the company as the number one or number two supplier in every major region it serves. For more information, please visit www.flintgrp.com.
Lindgens Group
Lindgens Group is a global leader in inks and speciality coatings to the Metal Decorating industry. Lindgens offers a full range of product and service solutions for 2 piece beer & beverage, 3 piece inks along with 3PC internal and external coatings and speciality coatings for such applications as deep drawn wine caps. Headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden, the company has subsidiaries in Germany, UK and Turkey, sales offices in Russia and USA, and a network of partners around the globe.
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