ACTEGA Establishes New UV Coatings Production Facility for ‘Made in India’ Approach for its Business Line Flexible Packaging

07 March 2024: ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants and compounds for print and packaging industry has announced a contract manufacturing arrangement with ELANTAS Beck India Ltd. (EBIL). ACTEGA is producing its high-quality WESSCO® UV-curing coatings at this local, state-of-the-art site, further strengthening its capabilities to meet needs of Indian flexible packaging market.

Local production, sales and technical service bring ACTEGA closer to its customers and thus also shorten their delivery times. ACTEGA has now reinforced its market position, elevated its already high standards in customer service and is set to seize new growth opportunities.

Thomas Sawitowski, Senior Vice President Flexible Packaging at ACTEGA said “In 2020, ACTEGA acquired Swiss-based company Schmid Rhyner (now ACTEGA Schmid Rhyner), which significantly expanded our range of UV coating products. From discussions with our customers, we understand that there is a strong demand for this range of coatings to be produced locally in India. With this facility, we have acted on this valuable market feedback and made a significant step towards being able to offer “Made in India” UV coatings.”

ACTEGA has already been active in Indian market for many years with its three business lines Flexible Packaging, Paper & Board and Metal Packaging Solutions. The contract manufacturing arrangement between ACTEGA and EBIL, a sister company of ACTEGA within ALTANA Group, enables ACTEGA to leverage EBIL’s existing infrastructure.

Srikumar Ramakrishnan, Managing Director of ELANTAS Beck India said, “We’re delighted to work as a contract manufacturer for ACTEGA to ensure that its global and high-quality requirements are met in every aspect of the production process. As an integral part of technology transfer, we have a local production facility, including a quality control laboratory. This allows us to ensure consistent quality, whether the product is manufactured in Switzerland, as it was before or in India now.”