Strategic alliance for newspaper CtP systems strengthens market leadership in China.
Mortsel (Belgium), June 12, 2006 (4.00 p.m. CET)
Agfa Graphics China announced today that it has renewed its dealership agreement for newspaper computer-to-plate (CtP) systems with Founder Electronics Co., Ltd. The alliance strengthens the long-term strategic partnership of Agfa and Founder in the China newspaper market. The agreement covers the sales of Agfa newspaper CtP systems in China, whereby Founder will provide Agfa's latest :Polaris and :Advantage series of CtP equipment and technology to Chinese newspaper printers at the central, provincial and municipal levels.
The dealership signing ceremony was officiated by Mr Peter Buytaert, President of Agfa Graphics Asia and Mr Liu Xiao Kun, President of Founder Electronics Corp., Ltd. Senior executives from the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China, namely Mr Xia Tian Jun, Chairman of the Newspaper Printing Committee and Mr Li Chen, Deputy Secretary General also attended as guests of honour.
Founder has been Agfa's sole distributor for the newspaper market in China since 1991. In the early years, Founder achieved great success in selling hundreds of Agfa computer-to-film systems (CtF). In 1998, Yang Cheng Evening News installed the first Agfa :Polaris CtP system in China. Today, over 30 Agfa newspaper CTP systems have been sold, including :Polaris 100 & 200, :PolarisX and :Advantage, making Agfa the market leader for digital prepress production of the Chinese newspaper market. Users include People's Daily, People's Liberation Army Daily, Wen Hui Daily, Xin Min Evening Daily, Hu Bei Daily, Shengzhen Special Zone Daily, Zhe Jiang Daily and Wuxi Daily.
About Founder
Founder Electronics Co., Ltd. (Founder Electronics), a wholly owned Founder Group subsidiary, has emerged from a small peripheral R&D department of Beijing University to become one of the largest technology companies in China today.
Founder Electronics provides products and services to customers whose businesses cover a wide range of industries worldwide including newspapers, commercial publishing, printing, broadcasting, TV, internet, libraries, and government administration. Founder started its co-operation with Agfa in 1991, promoting electronic prepress systems to the Chinese printing and publishing market.
About Agfa
Mortsel (Belgium), June 12, 2006 (4.00 p.m. CET)
Agfa Graphics China announced today that it has renewed its dealership agreement for newspaper computer-to-plate (CtP) systems with Founder Electronics Co., Ltd. The alliance strengthens the long-term strategic partnership of Agfa and Founder in the China newspaper market. The agreement covers the sales of Agfa newspaper CtP systems in China, whereby Founder will provide Agfa's latest :Polaris and :Advantage series of CtP equipment and technology to Chinese newspaper printers at the central, provincial and municipal levels.
The dealership signing ceremony was officiated by Mr Peter Buytaert, President of Agfa Graphics Asia and Mr Liu Xiao Kun, President of Founder Electronics Corp., Ltd. Senior executives from the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China, namely Mr Xia Tian Jun, Chairman of the Newspaper Printing Committee and Mr Li Chen, Deputy Secretary General also attended as guests of honour.
Founder has been Agfa's sole distributor for the newspaper market in China since 1991. In the early years, Founder achieved great success in selling hundreds of Agfa computer-to-film systems (CtF). In 1998, Yang Cheng Evening News installed the first Agfa :Polaris CtP system in China. Today, over 30 Agfa newspaper CTP systems have been sold, including :Polaris 100 & 200, :PolarisX and :Advantage, making Agfa the market leader for digital prepress production of the Chinese newspaper market. Users include People's Daily, People's Liberation Army Daily, Wen Hui Daily, Xin Min Evening Daily, Hu Bei Daily, Shengzhen Special Zone Daily, Zhe Jiang Daily and Wuxi Daily.
About Founder
Founder Electronics Co., Ltd. (Founder Electronics), a wholly owned Founder Group subsidiary, has emerged from a small peripheral R&D department of Beijing University to become one of the largest technology companies in China today.
Founder Electronics provides products and services to customers whose businesses cover a wide range of industries worldwide including newspapers, commercial publishing, printing, broadcasting, TV, internet, libraries, and government administration. Founder started its co-operation with Agfa in 1991, promoting electronic prepress systems to the Chinese printing and publishing market.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the graphics industry, the healthcare sector and specific industrial applications.
Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is active in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world.
The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,308 million euro in 2005.
About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and colour management. Computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems have earned Agfa Graphics a worldwide leadership position in the commercial and package printing and the newspaper publishing markets.
Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its offerings in the growing digital inkjet market. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for making an assortment of high-quality UV and solvent-based inks. Joint development and manufacturing partnerships with industry leaders expand its technological reach and allow the company to develop comprehensive digital solutions for printing posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials.
Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at: www.agfa.com.
Editor contact:
Marc Verbiest
PR Manager
Agfa Graphics
+32-3-444 4101
marcverbiest@agfapress.com
Johan Jacobs
Corporate Press Relations Manager
Agfa-Gevaert
tel. ++32 (0)3/444.8015
fax. ++32 (0)3/444.5005
johan.jacobs@agfa.com
