2007年11月21日 - Arnsberg/Meppen
Interprint and Glunz have concluded a co-operation agreement for decor development and production

The decor printer Interprint and the wood material manufacturer Glunz will expand their co-operation in decor development and production on a long-term basis. Both companies signed a formal co-operation agreement on 21 November.   
“We are pleased to have gained Interprint, one of the industry’s largest and technologically leading décor printers, as a partner”, explained Christian G. Schwarz, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and COO Central Europe of Sonae Indústria. “Interprint and Glunz can complement each other in decor development particularly because both companies have an industry-leading Design Centre, where each has gained valuable knowledge in surface and material development”, confirmed Holger Dzeia, Sales & Marketing Director at Interprint.

After the transaction is finalized, Glunz will close down its printing plant in Horn – Bad Meinberg and begin purchasing décor paper directly from Interprint. A long-term décor development co-operation has also been agreed to. Schwarz: “I am convinced that both companies will be able to strengthen and develop their position in the market as a result of this co-operation.”


About Interprint
The Interprint Group is one of the world’s leading décor printers. Interprint décors decorate the surfaces of numerous wood materials, which are then processed into furniture and laminate flooring and are also used for interior finishing.

Interprint has six locations worldwide with its own production, sales and customer service departments and a sales and service centre in Italy. The Interprint group is wholly-owned by Wrede Industrieholding based in Arnsberg. Interprint has more than 820 employees and generated sales of EUR 200 million worldwide in the financial year 2006.

About Glunz
The Portuguese Sonae Indústria Group is one of the worldwide largest manufacturers of wood materials with 33 production locations in nine countries. Sonae Indústria generated sales of almost EUR 1.7 billion with about 6,900 employees in the financial year 2006.

In the German-language region, the activities of Sonae Indústria have been merged in the public lim-ited company, Glunz AG. Glunz is one of the leading wood material manufacturers in Germany and Switzerland and has about 2,300 employees at seven locations (Status as of January 2007).

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Leo Bisping
INTERPRINT GmbH & Co. KG
Westring 22
D-59759 Arnsberg
Phone: +49 (0) 29 32 / 9 50 - 3 53
Fax: + 49 (0) 29 32 / 9 50 - 3 09
eMail: leo.bisping@interprint.de
Internet: www.interprint.com

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