Sun Chemical acquires brand protection technology

Veritec provides technology and services to protect product integrity and brand security, including covert on-package verification systems, portable field units for forensic “on-site” authenticity testing, high-speed robot authenticity testing for screening thousands of samples, process patent compliance testing, and authenticity technology development.

In other news, Sun Chemical has announced price increases of three to seven percent on all packaging inks and coatings due to the rising cost of raw materials. The price increases were effective Oct. 1, according to Richard Pettifor, Sun Chemical corporate vice president and President, North American Packaging Inks. These increases include all inks and coatings for flexible, folding carton and paper packaging sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico.