David Savastano, Editor03.29.16
2150A Drew Road
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5S 1B1
Phone (905) 671-0750
Fax (905) 671-6568
www.hubergroup.ca
hubergroup USA, Inc.
2850 Festival Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone (815) 929-9293
Fax (815) 929-0412
www.hubergroup.net
Sales: $120 million.
Major Products: Heatset, sheetfed, coldset, UV, flexo, aqueous and UV coatings.
Key Personnel: Derek McFarland, president Americas; Venkat Subrahmanian, CFO, North America. For Canada: Mark Wilson, VP and COO; Vivy DaCosta, sales and marketing; Dr. Thomas Griebel, product and key account management packaging inks; Steve Simpson, technical director. For USA: Alex Moller, sales director; Charles Molicki, senior technical manager.
Number of Employees: 180.
Comments: hubergroup is a Kirchheim, Germany-based family-owned printing ink manufacturer, which had annual sales of slightly more than $1 billion in 2014. hubergroup USA, Inc. and hubergroup Canada Limited are the North American subsidiaries of hubergroup.
Martin Weber, group managing director, North America for hubergroup, noted that while the company went through structural changes, North America achieved its expectations for the year.
“We finished our restructuring of Canadian activities and opened our new state-of-the-art Service Center in Mississauga,” Weber added. “We continued our growth in the packaging inks market in North America, and we entered into a successful cooperation with Pfeifer Representaciones, our new dealer in Mexico.”
The company also made a significant personnel move, with Weber returning to the parent company on April 1. Derek McFarland joined hubergroup USA on Feb. 1 as president Americas after a 25-year career at Sonoco.
Weber noted that the company is making further inroads into the packaging and UV ink markets.
“Although we still have a very stable business in commercial print, we focus on high-end packaging ink solutions supported by effective service centers and inplants,” he said. “We also cater to the growing demand for UV inks, including low energy solutions.”
As a result of hubergroup’s roots in Germany, the company has had to meet the environmental regulations from REACH, the Nestle guidelines and others. Weber believes this has prepared the company for changes in North America as well.
“As the pioneer in this segment, we have significant experience in all regulatory requirements and have developed a comprehensive line of low migration solutions,” Weber said. “We believe that the more stringent European regulations will eventually come to North America, and we are ready with proven product solutions and technical knowledge.”
Weber anticipates the company’s results for 2016 to be fairly similar to 2015.
“We expect existing market conditions to continue in 2016,” Weber concluded.
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5S 1B1
Phone (905) 671-0750
Fax (905) 671-6568
www.hubergroup.ca
hubergroup USA, Inc.
2850 Festival Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone (815) 929-9293
Fax (815) 929-0412
www.hubergroup.net
Sales: $120 million.
Major Products: Heatset, sheetfed, coldset, UV, flexo, aqueous and UV coatings.
Key Personnel: Derek McFarland, president Americas; Venkat Subrahmanian, CFO, North America. For Canada: Mark Wilson, VP and COO; Vivy DaCosta, sales and marketing; Dr. Thomas Griebel, product and key account management packaging inks; Steve Simpson, technical director. For USA: Alex Moller, sales director; Charles Molicki, senior technical manager.
Number of Employees: 180.
Comments: hubergroup is a Kirchheim, Germany-based family-owned printing ink manufacturer, which had annual sales of slightly more than $1 billion in 2014. hubergroup USA, Inc. and hubergroup Canada Limited are the North American subsidiaries of hubergroup.
Martin Weber, group managing director, North America for hubergroup, noted that while the company went through structural changes, North America achieved its expectations for the year.
“We finished our restructuring of Canadian activities and opened our new state-of-the-art Service Center in Mississauga,” Weber added. “We continued our growth in the packaging inks market in North America, and we entered into a successful cooperation with Pfeifer Representaciones, our new dealer in Mexico.”
The company also made a significant personnel move, with Weber returning to the parent company on April 1. Derek McFarland joined hubergroup USA on Feb. 1 as president Americas after a 25-year career at Sonoco.
Weber noted that the company is making further inroads into the packaging and UV ink markets.
“Although we still have a very stable business in commercial print, we focus on high-end packaging ink solutions supported by effective service centers and inplants,” he said. “We also cater to the growing demand for UV inks, including low energy solutions.”
As a result of hubergroup’s roots in Germany, the company has had to meet the environmental regulations from REACH, the Nestle guidelines and others. Weber believes this has prepared the company for changes in North America as well.
“As the pioneer in this segment, we have significant experience in all regulatory requirements and have developed a comprehensive line of low migration solutions,” Weber said. “We believe that the more stringent European regulations will eventually come to North America, and we are ready with proven product solutions and technical knowledge.”
Weber anticipates the company’s results for 2016 to be fairly similar to 2015.
“We expect existing market conditions to continue in 2016,” Weber concluded.