About CCL Industries

CCL Industries Inc. engages in the manufacturing of labels, consumer printable media products, technology-driven label solutions, polymer banknote substrates and specialty films. Acquisitions In January 2020, the company acquired IDentilam Ltd., a designer and developer of software solutions for event badging and identification cards in the U.K. In January 2020, the company acquired I.D.&C. World Holdco Ltd., a global leader in live event badges and wristbands with operations in Tunbridge Wells, U.K., and Bradenton, Florida. In January 2020, the company acquired Ibertex Etiquetaje Industrial S.L.U. and Eti-Textil Maroc S.a.r.l. AU (Eti-Textil), an apparel label producer. In February 2020, the company acquired the remaining 50.0% interest in Rheinfelden Americas, LLC aluminum slug joint venture in the United States. In February 2020, the company acquired Clinical Systems, Inc. (CSI), a specialized provider in the healthcare and specialty business to the U.S. clinical trials industry. In March 2020, the company acquired Flexpol Sp. Z.o.o., a producer of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films for the European market. In July 2020, the company acquired InTouch Labels and Packaging, Co., Inc., a specialized short-run digital label converter. In October 2020, the company acquired Graphic West International ApS, which brings expanded capabilities and geographic reach in digitally printed cartons for the pharmaceutical industry. In November 2020, the Company acquired privately owned Super Enterprises Printing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bnd. that manufactures decorative panels, liquid crystal and touchscreen display covers, and in-mould decorated components for the consumer electronics and automotive sectors across Asia. Segments The company operates through CCL, Avery, Checkpoint, and Innovia segments. CCL segment This segment a converter of pressure sensitive and specialty extruded film materials for a range of decorative, instructional, functional, and security applications for government institutions and large global customers in the consumer packaging, healthcare & chemicals, consumer electronic device, and automotive markets. The company’s extruded & laminated plastic tubes, aluminum aerosols & specialty bottles, folded instructional leaflets, precision decorated & die cut components, electronic displays, polymer banknote substrate, and other complementary products and services are sold in parallel to specific end-use markets. Avery segment This segment supplies labels, specialty converted media and software solutions to enable short-run digital printing in businesses and homes alongside complementary office products sold through distributors and mass market retailers. The products are split into three primary lines, such as printable media, including address labels, shipping labels, marketing and product identification labels, indexes and dividers, business cards, and name badges supported by customized software solutions; organizational products group (OPG), including binders, sheet protectors and writing instruments; and direct to consumer digitally imaged media including labels, business cards, name badges, and family oriented identification labels supported by web-enabled e-commerce URLs. Checkpoint segment This segment is a manufacturer of technology-driven loss-prevention, inventory-management and labeling solutions, including radio frequency and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions, to the retail and apparel industry. The segment has three primary product lines: Merchandise Availability Solutions (MAS), Apparel Labeling Solutions (ALS) and Retail Merchandising Solutions (RMS). The MAS line focuses on electronic-article-surveillance (EAS) systems; hardware, software, labels and tags for loss prevention and inventory control systems, including RFID solutions. ALS products are apparel labels and tags, some of which are RFID capable. RMS, a small European-centric product line, includes handheld pricing tools and labels and promotional in-store displays. Innovia segment This segment supplies specialty, high-performance, multi-layer, surface-engineered BOPP films from facilities in Australia, Belgium, Mexico, Poland, and the United Kingdom to customers in the pressure-sensitive label materials, flexible packaging and consumer packaged goods industries worldwide. Additionally, a small percentage of the total volume is sold internally to CCL Secure while two smaller film facilities, in Germany and the U.S., produce their entire output for CCL Label. Geographical segments The company operates on a worldwide basis in the areas, including Canada; the United States and Puerto Rico; Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina; Europe; and Asia, Australia, Africa, and New Zealand. History CCL Industries Inc. was founded in 1951.