07.14.22
4, an de Längten
6776 Grevenmacher
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 710810-1
http://www.doneck.com
Email: euroflex@doneck.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/doneckeuroflex/mycompany/
Sales: $80 million
Major Products: Water-based inks, solvent-based inks and inkjet inks and varnishes for the packaging industry. USP: comprehensive customer service package INKtelligence and Doneck Euromix dispensing systems.
Key Personnel: Arndt Breitbach, president of the board and managing director; Edgar Becker, managing director sales.
Subsidiaries Doneck Network: In addition to Doneck Euroflex S.A., the Doneck Network includes Doneck Ibérica, Barcelona, Spain; Doneck UK, Milton Keynes, UK; Doneck Pronat, Százhalombatta, Hungary; Doneck Polska, Morawica, Poland; Doneck Sudamérica, Santiago, Chile; Doneck Euroink, Milano, Italy; and Doneck DCM GmbH, Merzig, Germany’ Doneck USA Inc. in Richmond, VA.
Number of Employees: 220 in the Doneck Network.
Comments: A leader in the packaging ink segment, the Doneck Network manufactures solvent-based and water-based flexo and gravure printing inks as well as inkjet inks and varnishes.
The packaging segment has been doing very well, and Doneck Network had a strong year in 2021, in spite of COVID-19. Arndt Breitbach, president of the board and managing director of Doneck, noted that Doneck enjoyed growth during the past year, particularly in the corrugated and film converting packaging segments.
“Thanks to a significant increase in sales, Doneck Network achieved a good satisfying increase of market share in 2021 despite the ongoing COVID crisis,” said Breitbach. “The company is more and more developing to become a major
international supplier.
“Corrugated board continues to be the number one transport packaging due to increased demand and changes in the paper packaging market,” Breitbach added. “As a result of the trend towards replacing plastic with paper or cardboard, we were able to benefit from the general growth in this market segment. We were able to convince new corrugated board customers of our highly pigmented printing inks and win them as partners. We were also able to benefit from the growth in the plastic film market and convince some new customers of our advantages.”
Breitbach noted that Doneck was able to navigate supply chain issues, and maintained supply to its customers.
“Despite the challenging times last year, we were able to reliably maintain our ability to deliver,” Breitbach reported. “Our customers were very satisfied with this. In addition, we were even able to support packaging printers suffering from supply chain problems with their current ink supplier. This opened new doors for us.”
Another highlight came in June 2022, when Doneck launched its business in the US. “Together with the Cavalier Group and Doneck USA in Richmond, we started to supply our first US customers,” Breitbach said.
Edgar Becker, managing director sales, said that sales are returning to normal, but the raw material situation has not stabilized at all.
“The order situation in the individual areas has normalized and is slowly increasing again,” Becker added. “But we are still struggling with raw materials and extreme price increases that we must pass on to our customers. These are very, very hard times for all of us. The cost increases are in raw materials, but also in energy costs, packaging and logistics. The industry has been hit hard as supply chains around the world have been disrupted, distributors and manufacturers have been temporarily closed, and the public has stayed home and spent less time outdoors.”
Breitbach added that the availability of raw materials, inflation and logistics continue to cause Doneck problems.
“As in almost all industries in these turbulent times, we do not yet see any stabilization in the supply chain,” he noted. “Our international supply chain management is challenged when it comes to reliability and alternatives. The long and unreliable delivery times and rising costs are consuming many resources. Now we observe a general, slight improvement in the reliability of our suppliers’ delivery dates. Unfortunately, we are forced to pass on surcharges to our customers to shoulder the current situation.”
Sustainability in a key focus of Doneck, which can be seen in its emphasis on environmentally-friendly products.
“Doneck is proud to have achieved silver status on the EcoVadis sustainability platform at the first go. We are encouraged by our mission to drive forward even more far-reaching building blocks of sustainability,” said Rita Knippel, manager, marketing & communications, Doneck Euroflex. “This enables Doneck customers to manufacture products for the Circular Economy.”
Becker said that Doneck is doing well during the first half of 2022.
“Doneck has developed moderately since the beginning of the year,” Becker reported. “We are satisfied with sales. We are confident and are heading into a challenging but good future with staying power and our international strategy. We will continue to focus on our sustainability strategy ‘We think green’.”
6776 Grevenmacher
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 710810-1
http://www.doneck.com
Email: euroflex@doneck.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/doneckeuroflex/mycompany/
Sales: $80 million
Major Products: Water-based inks, solvent-based inks and inkjet inks and varnishes for the packaging industry. USP: comprehensive customer service package INKtelligence and Doneck Euromix dispensing systems.
Key Personnel: Arndt Breitbach, president of the board and managing director; Edgar Becker, managing director sales.
Subsidiaries Doneck Network: In addition to Doneck Euroflex S.A., the Doneck Network includes Doneck Ibérica, Barcelona, Spain; Doneck UK, Milton Keynes, UK; Doneck Pronat, Százhalombatta, Hungary; Doneck Polska, Morawica, Poland; Doneck Sudamérica, Santiago, Chile; Doneck Euroink, Milano, Italy; and Doneck DCM GmbH, Merzig, Germany’ Doneck USA Inc. in Richmond, VA.
Number of Employees: 220 in the Doneck Network.
Comments: A leader in the packaging ink segment, the Doneck Network manufactures solvent-based and water-based flexo and gravure printing inks as well as inkjet inks and varnishes.
The packaging segment has been doing very well, and Doneck Network had a strong year in 2021, in spite of COVID-19. Arndt Breitbach, president of the board and managing director of Doneck, noted that Doneck enjoyed growth during the past year, particularly in the corrugated and film converting packaging segments.
“Thanks to a significant increase in sales, Doneck Network achieved a good satisfying increase of market share in 2021 despite the ongoing COVID crisis,” said Breitbach. “The company is more and more developing to become a major
international supplier.
“Corrugated board continues to be the number one transport packaging due to increased demand and changes in the paper packaging market,” Breitbach added. “As a result of the trend towards replacing plastic with paper or cardboard, we were able to benefit from the general growth in this market segment. We were able to convince new corrugated board customers of our highly pigmented printing inks and win them as partners. We were also able to benefit from the growth in the plastic film market and convince some new customers of our advantages.”
Breitbach noted that Doneck was able to navigate supply chain issues, and maintained supply to its customers.
“Despite the challenging times last year, we were able to reliably maintain our ability to deliver,” Breitbach reported. “Our customers were very satisfied with this. In addition, we were even able to support packaging printers suffering from supply chain problems with their current ink supplier. This opened new doors for us.”
Another highlight came in June 2022, when Doneck launched its business in the US. “Together with the Cavalier Group and Doneck USA in Richmond, we started to supply our first US customers,” Breitbach said.
Edgar Becker, managing director sales, said that sales are returning to normal, but the raw material situation has not stabilized at all.
“The order situation in the individual areas has normalized and is slowly increasing again,” Becker added. “But we are still struggling with raw materials and extreme price increases that we must pass on to our customers. These are very, very hard times for all of us. The cost increases are in raw materials, but also in energy costs, packaging and logistics. The industry has been hit hard as supply chains around the world have been disrupted, distributors and manufacturers have been temporarily closed, and the public has stayed home and spent less time outdoors.”
Breitbach added that the availability of raw materials, inflation and logistics continue to cause Doneck problems.
“As in almost all industries in these turbulent times, we do not yet see any stabilization in the supply chain,” he noted. “Our international supply chain management is challenged when it comes to reliability and alternatives. The long and unreliable delivery times and rising costs are consuming many resources. Now we observe a general, slight improvement in the reliability of our suppliers’ delivery dates. Unfortunately, we are forced to pass on surcharges to our customers to shoulder the current situation.”
Sustainability in a key focus of Doneck, which can be seen in its emphasis on environmentally-friendly products.
“Doneck is proud to have achieved silver status on the EcoVadis sustainability platform at the first go. We are encouraged by our mission to drive forward even more far-reaching building blocks of sustainability,” said Rita Knippel, manager, marketing & communications, Doneck Euroflex. “This enables Doneck customers to manufacture products for the Circular Economy.”
Becker said that Doneck is doing well during the first half of 2022.
“Doneck has developed moderately since the beginning of the year,” Becker reported. “We are satisfied with sales. We are confident and are heading into a challenging but good future with staying power and our international strategy. We will continue to focus on our sustainability strategy ‘We think green’.”