ce-headline text-0 text-left"> Press Archive 2018
Here you find the press releases for ELANTAS for the year 2018.
ALTANA Invests in Velox, an Industrial Digital Printing Company
• Specialty chemicals group expanding its digital printing technology portfolio
• Emphasis on new technology for high-speed digital “Direct-to-Shape” printing
• Technology already deployed and multiple high-value strategic accounts secured
Thorsten Kröller to Become President of ALTANA’s ACTEGA Division as of March 1, 2019
Thorsten Kröller, currently Head of the Business Line Plastics Additives at the BYK Division, will assume the leadership of the ACTEGA Division as of March 1, 2019. He will succeed Dr. Roland Peter, who is going to retire. At the same time, Thorsten Kröller will join ALTANA’s Executive Management Team.
2018 Half-Year Results: ALTANA Remains on Growth Path in First Half of 2018
• Operating sales increase by 6 percent
• EBITDA slightly below first six months of previous year due to higher raw material costs
• Forecast for 2018 as a whole confirmed
Landa Digital Printing opens next chapter in Company history
Successful completion of $300 million financing round provided by SKion, the private investment company of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, and ALTANA
2017 Results: ALTANA Accelerates Growth
Sales increase by 8 percent to €2,247 million, EBITDA improves to €470 million, Outlook for 2018: continued profitable growth