Develops and produces coatings, adhesives, printing inks, sealing compounds and compounds for packaging and graphic applications.
ACTEGA GmbH
Wesel · Lehrte · Grevenbroich · Montataire (FR) · Adliswil (CH) · Foshan (CN) · North America · BrazilNew on Amplifa
About ACTEGA
ACTEGA GmbH, headquartered in Wesel, is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals and one of four business divisions of the specialty chemicals group Altana AG. The company develops, produces and sells coatings, adhesives, printing inks, primers and auxiliaries as well as sealing compounds and compounds for flexible packaging, metal packaging and paper and board applications. The products are used in highly regulated markets such as the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and personal care industries as well as in the graphic arts industry. With its EcoLeaf technology based on Nano-Metallography™, ACTEGA also offers a process for the sustainable metallization of labels and folding cartons. The business division has existed since 2007 and comprises ten companies with locations in Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, China, the USA and Brazil.
- Site
- Wesel
- Processes
- EcoLeaf metallization (decorative metallic embellishments), Manufacture of coatings, Manufacture of adhesives, Manufacture of printing inks, Manufacture of sealing compounds, Manufacture of plastic granulates (TPE compounds) for injection molding applications, Development, production and sale of coatings, adhesives and printing inks, Sealing compounds and compounds for metal packaging
- Materials
- Aluminum foil, Paper, Board, Corrugated board, Plastic, TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers)
- Founded
- 1880 (olde
- Industries
- Flexible packaging, Metal packaging (closures, cans, monoblocs, tubes), Paper & board (folding cartons, corrugated board), Food, Beverages, Pharmaceuticals
- 01
Development
- 02
Production of coatings, adhesives, printing inks and sealing compounds
- 03
Compounding (TPE granulates)
- 04
EcoLeaf metallization
- 05
Sales and application engineering
Materials & Processes
Aluminum foil
Substrate for flexible packaging, coated with coatings, adhesives and printing inks.
Paper
Base material for printing inks, coatings and adhesives in the packaging and graphic arts industry.
Board
Substrate for folding cartons, coated with coatings, primers and EcoLeaf decorations.
Corrugated board
Substrate for packaging printing inks and auxiliaries.
TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers)
Compounds for seals in metal closures and injection molding applications.
Plastic
Substrate for flexible packaging as well as base for water-based sealing compounds.
Locations
Wesel
DELeading company (ACTEGA GmbH)
Lehrte
DEACTEGA Terra GmbH – overprint varnishes
Grevenbroich
DEACTEGA Rhenania GmbH – coatings and laminating adhesives
Montataire
FRACTEGA Rhenacoat S.A. – packaging coatings
Adliswil
CHACTEGA Schmid Rhyner AG – overprint varnishes
Spain
ESACTEGA Artística S.A.U. – water-based sealing compounds
China
CNACTEGA Foshan Co. Ltd. – packaging coatings and closure compounds
USA
USACTEGA North America, Inc. – overprint varnishes and printing inks
Brazil
BRACTEGA do Brasil Tintas e Vernizes Ltda. – printing inks and coatings
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoLeaf metallization (decorative metallic embellishments)Surface | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board, Plastic |
| Manufacture of coatingsSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal, Plastic, Paper |
| Manufacture of adhesivesJoining | – | – | – | – | Paper, Plastic, Aluminum foil |
| Manufacture of printing inksSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board, Corrugated board, Metal, Plastic |
| Manufacture of sealing compoundsSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal (cans, closures), Plastic |
| Manufacture of plastic granulates (TPE compounds) for injection molding applicationsPlastics | – | – | – | – | TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers) |
Additional services
History
- 1880
Foundation of Schmid Rhyner in Adliswil (Switzerland), initially house paint
- 1906
Foundation of La Artística in Spain as a producer of sealing agents
- 1915
Foundation of Rhenania Chemische Gesellschaft mbH in Grevenbroich
- 1920
Foundation of the oil trading company Diersch & Schröder (today ACTEGA DS)
- 1950
Foundation of Joachim Dyes Lackfabrik GmbH (today ACTEGA Terra)
- 1965
Renaming to DS-Chemie GmbH
- 1973
Schmid Rhyner produces UV and water-based overprint varnishes as well as laminating adhesives
- 1987
Foundation of Kelstar International (USA)
- 1993
ACTEGA Rhenacoat emerges from the acquisition of the coil coating division of the Akzo group (Montataire)
- 1998
Foundation of ACTEGA Foshan (China)
- 2001
Acquisition of the can coating business of Blancomme (France)
- 2007
Emergence of ACTEGA as a business division of Altana AG; renamings to ACTEGA Artística and ACTEGA Terra
- 2010
ACTEGA DS develops plastic granulates for medical technology (MPC)
- 2011
Merger of ACTEGA Wit with ACTEGA Radcure
- 2014
ACTEGA Overlake and ACTEGA Premiata (Brazil) were added
- 2016
ACTEGA Kelstar and ACTEGA Wit jointly form ACTEGA North America
- 2017
Foundation of ACTEGA Metal Print with EcoLeaf technology (Nano-Metallography™ of the Landa Group)
- 2020
Acquisition of Schmid Rhyner by ACTEGA