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The specialty chemicals GroupALTANA and Landa Corporation have concluded an equity financing agreement under which ALTANA will invest €100 million (~US$135 million) for a minority stake in Landa Digital Printing.

The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA and Landa Corporation have concluded an equity financing agreement under which ALTANA will invest €100 million (~US$135 million) for a minority stake in Landa Digital Printing.

Specialty chemicals group ALTANA and Landa Corporation have entered into a financial agreement where ALTANA will invest US$135 million for a minority stake in Landa Corporation.

It is difficult not to get caught up in Benny Landa's enthusiasm. As a print technologist (I was there with the first Indigos in the UK back in 1994!), I always view new developments with a degree of scepticism before I see it and get a good look behind the scenes. The commercial side looks to be attractive for a section of the market, and the Altana investment suggests the technical issues are being solved. We should be seeing the next phase of digital print in the near future, packaging is firmly in their focus, and I can't wait!

In an exclusive interview with Print Monthly, print guru Benny Landa has revealed a €100m financing agreement with speciality chemicals Group ALTANA that will see the company take a minority stake in Landa Digital Printing and give it the momentum to come to market with its Nanographic Printing Press in the second half of 2015.

Both companies see the agreement not only as a financial investment, but also as a starting point for a long-term strategic partnership to bring digital printing solutions to the commercial, packaging and publishing markets.

Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, der Vorstandsvorsitzende der Altana AG, gibt sich zuversichtlich, dass mit der Beteiligung an Landa in eine "bahnbrechende Technologie" investiert wird.