andrefreshercourses.“Ourteam ismadeupbyemployeeswithexperience inthevarious
marketsegmentsweserve,makingusreadytoadviseourcustomers. Inaddition,ourope-
ratingand logisticareahasmodernfacilities,withstoragecapacityof3.5million liters in62
tanks,22ofwhicharemadeofstainlesssteel,enablingustostorespecificanddifferentiated
products,”Ribeiropointsout.
Acquisition - IGMResinsAcquiresLamberti’sPhotoinitiatorBusiness
IGMResins,a leader inthedevelopment,manufactureandsupplyofproductsandtechni-
cal services to theglobal radcure industry,acquiredLamberti’sphotoinitiatorbusinesson
June30,2015.Theacquisitionaddsto IGM’stechnicaldevelopmentcapabilitiesandbrings
atechnologicallyadvancedproduct linethat includesmaterialscompliantwithUSFDAand
stringentEuropeanregulatoryrequirements,whicharecomplementarytothecompany’s
extensivephotoinitiator offerings. IGMResins is a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital
Partners.
Theacquisitionincludesallassets,technology,intellectualpropertyandemployeesdedicated
totheresearchanddevelopmentandtocommercialactivitiesrelatedtothebusiness,which
willbeoperatedasadivisionof IGMnearMilan, Italy, inanewoffice laboratorycomplex.
Products includetheEsacure line,whichwillcontinuetobesoldundertheexistingbrand.
Themanufacturingunit,which includes IGM-ownedassets,andpilotplantwillcontinueto
beoperatedbyLambertiunderamanufacturingagreement.
“WeareexcitedtohavetheLamberti team join IGMandexpandouralreadybroadrange
ofspecialtyandall-purposephotoinitiatorswiththeEsacurebrandproducts,”saidEdward
Frindt,CEOofIGMResins.“Thisacquisition,alongwiththerecentadditionofIHT inAugust
2014,furthermovesIGM intotheforefrontofdevelopingnext-generationsafeandeasy-to-
-usephotoinitiatorsforUV inks,coatingsandspecialtymarkets. Italso increasesourability
toexpandcapacityandsalestoagrowingmarket.”
Opening -SunChemicalOpeningSixColorCenters inLatinAmerica
SunChemicalhasreinforceditscommitmenttocustomersinLatinAmericawiththeopening
ofsixcolorcenterslocatedinSanSalvador,ElSalvador;MexicoCity,Mexico;Cali,Colombia;
Lima,Peru;SãoPaulo,Brazil;andSantiago,Chile.
The color centerswill build the foundation for customers in the region to implement a
digitallycolormanagedworkflow.
June2015sawtheofficialopeningofCentrodeCordoBrasil,orBrazilColorCenter,attheBon-
sucessoplant inGuarulhos,SãoPaulo.Theceremonywasattendedbythecompany’scolor
managementteamleadersPatriceAurentyandFeliceSciscioliandtheBrazilianmanagement
team.Theopeningeventalso includedabrieftraining intheworkingsoftheSunColorBox.
Whilemanagingregularnewcolordevelopments forcustomers, thecolorcentersarede-
signedtotraincustomers inSunChemical’scolorservices in itsSunColorBoxtoolkit,which
includesacustomersiteaudit,colormanagementproposalandacolorauditwhichdigitally
measuresandcapturesacustomer’spalette,alongwithacolormanagementproposition
that isentirelycustomized to improvecolorqualityandconsistency, aswell ascustomer
siteproductionefficiency.
Someof the tools in theSunColorBoxprogram include:SunDigiProof,whichprovideson-
-site,ondemandcolor-accurateproofs;SunDigiGuide,whichoffersadigitalcolorstandards
book to help accurate communicate color topartners; SunMatch, to enable full digital
colorcommunicationbetweenthe inksupplyandcustomernetworktomultiple locations;
InstrumentsandColorSoftware,toprovidethetoolsrequiredforsupportingandenabling
theproposedworkflow; andPantoneLIVE, the communication tool that canbeused to
ensureaccuratebrandownercolorsfortheentirepackagingsupplychainonanysubstrate.
