Sun Chemical Signs Partnership Agreement With Fogra At Drupa

Tag : Chemical Process
Source: Sun Chemical, 2008-Jun-18




Sun Chemical has signed a partnership contract with Fogra, thegraphic technology research association based in Munich, Germany,to contribute to the association's activities in the certificationof offset print shops according to Process Standard Offset (PSO).

The contract, signed at drupa 2008, outlines Sun Chemical's role inthe partnership, which includes assisting print shops to meet thedemands of the international print standard ISO 12647-2. Thisstandard is applied when preparing colour separations forfour-colour offset printing or when producing four-colour prints byheatset web, sheetfed or continuous forms process printing. Bothparties agreed to cooperate worldwide except in German-speakingcountries, where Fogra has existing arrangements in place.


Meeting the ISO 12647-2 standard enables printers to streamlinetheir internal workflow and produce prints of the highest offsetstandards. Dr Eduard Neufeld, managing director, Fogra, said: "Weexpect our PSO activities to take a significant step forward overthe coming months. Fogra cooperates with companies in order topromote the worldwide use of ISO 12647. Sun Chemical has a wealthof experience and expertise in offset printing from all over theworld which will bring considerable benefit to our activities."

Felipe Mellado, corporate vice president and group managingdirector for Sun Chemical Europe, added:
"We are proud to enter a partnership with Fogra, one of the leadingresearch organisations in the graphic arts industry, and lookforward to adding value to this important project. This is anotherimportant step forward for Sun Chemical, which is working with agrowing number of companies and organisations on initiatives,services and products that benefit our customers."



About Sun Chemical

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is the world's largestproducer of printing inks and pigments and a leading provider ofmaterials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics,and other industrial markets. With annual sales over $4 billion,Sun Chemical has 12,000 employees supporting customers around theworld. The Sun Chemical Group of companies includes suchestablished names as Coates, Hartmann, Kohl & Madden, and US Ink.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical GroupB.V., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, NewJersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.sunchemical.com