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Deborah Hutcheson
Director of Marketing
Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics Expands GreenWorks
Environmental Awards Program to
Celebrate its Fifth Year
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Customer recognition program grows to include newest ecofriendly Agfa printing plates
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Elmwood Park, NJ – April 20, 2012 – Agfa Graphics today announced
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that it has expanded its GreenWorks Environmental Recognition
Awards program to include users of its newest eco-friendly printing
plates :Azura Vi and :N94-VCF.
Concerns over the environment have lead companies to adapt greener
practices. In support of this crucial shift, Agfa Graphics created the
Environmental Recognition Awards Program in 2007. Now in its fifth
year, the program recognizes and honors printers that integrate,
support and promote environmentally sound practices.
Curtis Packaging of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, is a user of Agfa
Graphics’ :Energy Elite plates. They won the GreenWorks award for
their significant dedication and policies regarding sustainable practices.
The folding cartons Curtis produces are sourced from sustainably
managed forests, responsibly manufactured and easily recyclable.
“We are proud to be a member of the GreenWorks program. It is great
to work with a vendor who shares our dual passion for high quality
printing and environmental stewardship,” said Beth Scherer, Director of
Sustainability, Curtis Packaging. “Our partnership with Agfa Graphics
helps us to provide the best and most sustainable products for our
customers”
To receive recognition from the Agfa Graphics GreenWorks program,
print service providers and newspapers must use one of the following
eco-friendly plates:
 :Azura TS – a thermal, negative-working, chemistry-free plate for
low/medium volume commercial printing
 :Amigo TS – low-chemistry ThermoFuse plates
 :Energy Elite – high speed, high quality thermal, no-bake plates
for long run performance
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 :Azura Vi – the first violet plate for commercial printers designed
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for chemistry-free operation
 :N94-VCF – violet chemistry-free plate for newspaper production
Printers must also promote cleaner and more efficient printing practices
and be involved in eco-friendly efforts such as recycling, waste
reduction programs or use of alternative energy sources in their
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facilities.
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Agfa Graphics provides GreenWorks members with marketing support
materials to promote green efforts on their websites, in direct mail
campaigns or other advertising opportunities. The GreenWorks winners
are listed on Graphic Design USA magazine’s website. To see a full
listing of GreenWorks printers, visit http://www.gdusa.com/agfa. To
date, Agfa Graphics has recognized almost 200 printers from the United
States and Canada for their green printing efforts and other initiatives to
reduce waste and save natural resources.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in
imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and
markets analog and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa
Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific
industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in
Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has
agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert
Group achieved a turnover of 3.023 million euros in 2011. Please visit
us at http://www.agfa.com.
About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing
industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software
and services for production workflow, project and color management.
Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-plate and
digital proofing systems for commercial and packaging printing and the
newspaper publishing markets.
Agfa Graphics is rapidly developing its position in the new segments of
industrial inkjet with comprehensive solutions for various applications
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such as documents, posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and
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packaging materials. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion
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Agfa Graphics
technology has provided the expertise required for developing a
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http://www.agfagraphics.com.
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About Pitman, an Agfa Company
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complete assortment of high-quality inks. Please visit us at
Pitman, an Agfa Graphics company, collaborates with world class
manufacturers to provide a diverse offering of the most advanced
solutions for the prepress, pressroom, wide format, newspaper,
packaging and commercial printing industries.
Pitman reinforces its customer-focused approach by providing the
market with an unmatched distribution network, expert specialists, and
unparalleled service excellence.
Together, Agfa Graphics and Pitman deliver integrated and complete
solutions tailored to the ever-changing needs of the graphic
communications industry, enabling businesses to produce powerful
messages and be more profitable.
Please visit us at: www.pitman.com
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Editor contacts:
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Agfa Graphics
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Jessica Guilfoyle
Group M Inc
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