Altana Group invests Euro 100 million in Landa Digital Printing

The proceeds will be used for completing the development of Nanography,  Landa’s water-based digital printing process, including engineering and production ramp-up of landa Nanographic Printing Presses and building of manufacturing plants for Landa NanoInk colorants. Altana is expected to be an active partner, drawing on print industry expertise gained from its divisions including BYK Additives & Instruments, Eckart Effect Pigments, and Actega Coatings & Sealants.

“We are extremely excited to be partnering with an industry visionary like Benny Landa. We speak the same language in terms of innovation,” said Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, CEO, Altana AG. “I am confident that we are investing in a game-changing technology that can enable the printing industry to thrive in the 21st century and help our customers position themselves well for the future.”

“We see our alliance with the Altana Group as a key milestone for our company and a strong vote of confidence in our mission to bring digital printing to mainstream commercial, packaging and publishing markets,” added Benny Landa, Chairman and CEO of Landa Corporation. “Altana brings a wealth of relevant industry and market experience as well as worldwide manufacturing expertise, which will be of great value as we expand our presence globally.”

With sales of approximately Euro 1.8 billion in 2013 and more than 5,700 employees, Altana offers specialty products for coating manufactures, paint and plastics processors, the printing and cosmetic industries, and the electrical and electronics sector. The product range includes additives, special coatings and adhesives, effect pigments, sealants and compounds, impregnating resins and varnishes, and testing and measuring instruments. At present, the Altana Group operates 46 production facilities and more than 50 service and research laboratories worldwide.