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INDUSTRY NEWS
ALTANA takes over business of
Offi ce Color Science Company,
enters “Software as a Service” domain
Includes all technology
and products
Will be incorporated into
the Instruments Business
Line of ALTANA’s BYK
division
Strengthens position
as technology leader
in instrumentation
solutions with refi nish
colour matching and
formulation software
for automotive OEM
The speciality chemicals group ALTANA
takes over the international business
of Office Color Science Co., Ltd.
headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.
Within the ALTANA Group, the business
will be integrated into the Instruments
business line of the BYK division (BYK-
Gardner), and marketed as BYK-Gardner
V/R Solutions. Office Color Science will
continue to concentrate on its business in
Japan and some key customers in Europe.
Office Color Science (OCS) was founded
in 2004 in Japan by Masayuki Osumi. The
company is a worldwide leader in computer
colour matching and formulation software
with the ability to match colours containing
metallic and pearlescent pigments. OCS also
offers specialised technology for computer
graphics with 3D colour simulation for realistic
display of colours containing effect pigments.
BYK-Gardner is a worldwide leader in the
design and production of colour spectro-
photometers using the respective software.
“With the acquisition, we can now also
offer our customers in the paints, coatings,
automotive and related industries the refinish
colour matching and formulation software
and, as a result, provide truly complete
solutions in computer colour matching and
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instrumentation”, said BYK-Gardner CEO
Frank Wagner. “I am confident we can
capitalise on the combined strengths of
the two companies and develop even more
innovative products for our customers in
this exciting field of digitalisation.”
BYK-Gardner launched for example the first
WiFi-capable multiangle spectrophotometer.
It enables automotive paint shops to determine
the perfect colour formulation within seconds.
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“I’m confident that this is the best avenue
for our customers to take OCS and
BYK-Gardner to the next level of growth”,
said Masayuki Osumi, President and
CEO of Office Color Science Co., Ltd.
Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
For information please visit:
www.byk.com
www.altana.com
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