Roselle, New Jersey based Pamarco, a leading manufacturer in the anilox industry, announces the acquisition of TLS Anilox, a German-based company renowned for its excellence in anilox roll manufacturing and customer service.
This strategic move, completed in Q4 2023, marks a significant step in Pamarco’s expansion into the European and international markets. Additionally, this merger addresses challenges related to Brexit and Green Tax concerns for customers within the European Economic Community by establishing a mainland European presence.
Pamarco further announces that effective January 1, 2025, the TLS Anilox brand will fully transition to Pamarco GmbH. This rebranding reflects the company’s vision of a unified, stronger organization better positioned to serve customer needs globally.
“TLS Anilox, established 10 years ago in the heart of Europe, will bring to Pamarco additional production capacity, while continuing to provide exceptional service and superior quality Anilox rollers and sleeves to customers,” said Christopher Wasserman, TLS CEO and Founder/President of TeroLab Surface Holding SA. “As family-owned entrepreneurial companies with strong human values, Pamarco and TLS Anilox are the ideal strategic partners.”
TLS provides laser engraved anilox rolls for a diverse set of customers in the flexographic, corrugated, and other end markets, all of which are complementary to Pamarco’s existing offering.
The acquisition includes the sale of TLS’s patented TeroLux carbide coating process that offers improvements over ceramic coatings of anilox rollers. This helps reaffirm Pamarco’s presence as a leader with their portfolio of industry standard setting brand offerings.
Pamarco President John Burgess, opining on the rationale for the transaction, noted “For Pamarco this acquisition represents a key strategic objective of ours to have a full service anilox producer in the heart of the European market to better service the converting and OEM customer base. TLS has an excellent quality and service reputation and a world-class sales & distribution network, which we will combine with our own to give us unsurpassed coverage in Europe and beyond. We also intend to continue to take advantage of some of the unique products created by TLS, such as TeroLux, and expand sales of these products worldwide.”
Allan Li, CEO of Pamarco, added, “We are extremely excited to welcome TLS, its employees, and its customers to the Pamarco family. The TLS deal exemplifies Pamarco’s acquisition strategy – growth of Pamarco’s global footprint, the addition of blue-chip clients in the growing flexographic end market, and expansion of Pamarco’s portfolio of leading technologies. We look forward to strengthening our position as the trusted supplier to our customers by providing value added products and services to both new and existing customers globally.
