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PRESS RELEASE Fespa Digital 2015 Hall 6 – Stand 75 Antalis LFP Coala range goes from strength to strength with 60 new products April, 2015 – Antalis, the leading European merchant of paper, visual communication and packaging solutions, is broadening its flagship visual communications Coala range with a wealth of new laminates, wallpapers and easyapply substrates. The extended range will be presented at Fespa 2015, Europe’s premier Digital Wide Format Printing event, in Cologne from May 18 to 22, and responds to growing customer demand for products adapted to different surfaces in a variety of textures and finishes and suitable for interior design. Coala: a growing brand in line with market trends The Coala range is a true success story as it has seen steady growth since its launch in 2012, largely contributing to the 10% growth registered by Antalis today on the visual communications sector. After introducing a comprehensive selection of Coala display and presentation systems at Fespa 2014, Antalis is now adding a large number of speciality products for a new generation of customer requirements including: o media for window, floor and wall graphics, with options for outdoor applications which can withstand adverse weather conditions o textured surfaces with a brushed metal, canvas or linen like finish to protect and decorate images o additional features such as antigraffiti, antiscratch, highgloss, dryerase and chalkboard finishes. o easyapply substrates that that can be printed, applied and removed directly by the end user without the help of a professional o wallpapers for personalised decoration including non woven coated and uncoated wallpapers, prepasted paper, selfadhesive papers as well as embossing and fibre glass options. According to the FESPA Print Census, wallpaper and interiors now account for 66% of wide format business and our new and improved Coala range very clearly taps into that market trend,” commented Nicolas Coupry, Visual Communications Product Manager at Antalis International (or local contact). “Customised, visuallyattractive applications that reflect a certain personality or brand

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Page 1: PR Antalis Coala-Fespa 2015€¦ · PRESS RELEASE Fespa Digital 2015 Hall 6 – Stand 75 Antalis LFP Coala range goes from strength to strength with 60 new products ! April,2015!–!Antalis,!the!leading!European!merchant!of!paper,visualcommunication!and!packaging!

 

PRESS RELEASE Fespa Digital 2015 Hall 6 – Stand 75

Antalis LFP Coala range goes from strength to

strength with 60 new products  

April,  2015  –  Antalis,  the  leading  European  merchant  of  paper,  visual  communication  and  packaging  solutions,  is  broadening  its  flagship  visual  communications  Coala  range  with  a  wealth  of  new  laminates,  wallpapers  and  easy-­‐apply  substrates.    The  extended  range  will  be  presented  at  Fespa  2015,  Europe’s  premier  Digital  Wide  Format  Printing  event,  in  Cologne  from  May  18  to  22,  and  responds  to  growing  customer  demand  for  products  adapted  to  different  surfaces  in  a  variety  of  textures  and  finishes  and  suitable  for  interior  design.  

Coala:  a  growing  brand  in  line  with  market  trends    The  Coala  range  is  a  true  success  story  as  it  has  seen  steady  growth  since  its  launch  in  2012,  largely  contributing  to  the  10%  growth  registered  by  Antalis  today  on  the  visual  communications  sector.    After  introducing  a  comprehensive  selection  of  Coala  display  and  presentation  systems  at  Fespa  2014,  Antalis  is  now  adding  a  large  number  of  speciality  products  for  a  new  generation  of  customer  requirements  including:    

o  media  for  window,  floor  and  wall  graphics,  with  options  for  outdoor  applications  which  can  withstand  adverse  weather  conditions  

o textured  surfaces  with  a  brushed  metal,  canvas  or  linen-­‐like  finish  to  protect  and  decorate  images  

o additional  features  such  as  anti-­‐graffiti,  anti-­‐scratch,  high-­‐gloss,  dry-­‐erase  and  chalkboard  finishes.  

o easy-­‐apply  substrates  that  that  can  be  printed,  applied  and  removed  directly  by  the  end  user  without  the  help  of  a  professional    

o wallpapers  for  personalised  decoration  including  non-­‐woven  coated  and  uncoated    wallpapers,  pre-­‐pasted  paper,  self-­‐adhesive  papers  as  well  as  embossing  and  fibre  glass  options.  

 “According  to  the  FESPA  Print  Census,  wallpaper  and  interiors  now  account  for  66%  of  wide  format  business  and  our  new  and  improved  Coala  range  very  clearly  taps  into  that  market  trend,”    commented  Nicolas  Coupry,  Visual  Communications  Product  Manager  at  Antalis  International  (or  local  contact).  “Customised,  visually-­‐attractive  applications  that  reflect  a  certain  personality  or  brand  

 

Page 2: PR Antalis Coala-Fespa 2015€¦ · PRESS RELEASE Fespa Digital 2015 Hall 6 – Stand 75 Antalis LFP Coala range goes from strength to strength with 60 new products ! April,2015!–!Antalis,!the!leading!European!merchant!of!paper,visualcommunication!and!packaging!

   

image  are  the  order  of  the  day  and  we  are  now  in  a  position  to  offer  the  right  product  to  match  any  customer  brief,  no  matter  how  broad  or  niche.”        Fespa  visitors  can  discover  the  extended  Coala  range  and  innovative  applications  on  the  Antalis  stand  (Hall  6,  stand  n°S75).  A  wide  selection  of  swatches  and  samples  of  the  new  substrates  will  also  be  available  for  customers.    

About  Coala  The  Coala  LFP  collection  includes  30  products  for  water-­‐based  ink  and  120  for  solvent/UV/latex  ink.  It  therefore  provides  printers  with  the  versatility  and  performance  they  need  to  deliver  premium  quality  print  jobs  to  end  customers.  Coala  is  backed  by  a  highly-­‐skilled  sales  team  of  more  than  200  visual  communication  specialists  and  a  pan-­‐European  distribution  network.  The  collection  contains  substrates  for  both  indoor  and  outdoor  applications  including  a  broad  range  of  papers,  self-­‐adhesives,  banners,  textiles,  wallpapers  and  specialty  media.  ICC  profiles  are  developed  for  most  common  platforms.  Particular  attention  has  been  paid  to  the  development  of  products  for  latex  ink.  Indeed,  many  of  the  Coala  substrates  have  been  certified  for  HP  Latex  inks.  Coala  offers  customers  an  excellent  mix  of  both  commodity  and  innovative  products  to  cover  the  full  scope  of  their  needs  under  a  single  brand.    

About  Antalis  Antalis  is  the  leading  paper,  packaging  and  visual  communications  merchant  in  Europe.  As  number  2  worldwide  with  a  turnover  of  2.585  billion  in  2014,  the  group  employs  5,585  people  serving  over  120,000  clients,  companies  and  printers,  in  44  countries  via  their  118  distribution  centres.  Antalis  carries  out  14,000  deliveries  each  day  in  the  world  and  distributes  1.8  million  tons  of  paper  per  year  on  a  global  level.  Antalis  is  the  distribution  branch  of  Sequana.  For  more  information,  visit  www.antalis.com      PRESS CONTACTS

 

AXICOM Carol Pender Tel. : +33 (0)1 49 70 43 12 E-mail : [email protected]  

ANTALIS Véronique Tripard Tel. : +33 (0)1 58 04 21 34 E-mail : [email protected]