Heidelberg Takes Over Fujifilm’s Coatings and Pressroom Chemicals Operations in EMEA Region
- Published: June 14, 2017
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG reports it has taken over the coatings and pressroom chemicals operations of strategic partner Fujifilm Europe BV in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) region.
Company says this transaction is another step in pursuing the a growth strategy of developing a fully comprehensive cross-sector portfolio that is geared toward specific customer requirements. Fujifilm will continue to focus on supplying total pressroom solutions to plate customers.
At the start of the new financial year 2017/18, as previously announced, Heidelberg adapted the company’s structure to its digital future. This move saw the Heidelberg Digital Technology (HDT) and Heidelberg Digital Business & Services (HDB) segments established on April 1, 2017. HDT combines operations in sheet-fed offset, label printing, and postpress and is responsible for developing, producing, and marketing the appropriate technologies and products for new business models. HDB, meanwhile, is where Heidelberg will manage its operations in services, consumables, remarketed equipment, digital printing technology, and solutions throughout the value-added chain. The expansion the company is pursuing in consumables and the design and implementation of new business models are helping to extend this value creation for customers.
“We are systematically gearing our portfolio toward profitable growth,” says Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer. “Taking over the coatings and pressroom chemicals operations of Fujifilm in EMEA is helping us become a digital company and enabling us to offer our customers a fully comprehensive portfolio ranging from technology to consumables and service.”
