# ALTANA completes acquisition of Schmid Rhyner AG

ALTANA completed the acquisition of Schmid Rhyner AG, an overprint varnish specialist based in Adliswil, Switzerland, with nearly 80 employees and €50 million in 2018 sales.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-03-02
- Where: Adliswil, Switzerland, Switzerland
- Status: completed
- Products: overprint varnishes, print finishing solutions, digital printing products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Schmid Rhyner](https://endata.com/companies/1394.md) (target)
- [ALTANA](https://endata.com/companies/2187.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [altana.com](https://www.altana.com/press-news/details/altana-completes-acquisition-of-schmid-rhyner-ag.html), 2020-03-02: "We are pleased to welcome our new colleagues. Together, we want to offer our customers an even broader and more custom-fit solution and product portfolio in the packaging and printing sector in the future."

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