Gidue appoints agent for Singapore and Indonesia

Italian press manufacturer Gidue has appointed Drex-Chem Technologies, the Singapore branch of multinational chemical company Group Drex-Chem, as its agent in Singapore and Indonesia.

Drex-Chem opened its operational headquarters in Singapore in 1987 and now runs offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Phillipines, Thailand and China. The company is also planning to open a sales office in Vietnam.

The company’s core business is the distribution of specialty chemicals and other raw materials to the electronics market, chemicals to paint and ink manufacturers, presses, printing plates, doctor blades, mounting tapes, solvent recovery machines, plate making machines to the printing industry, and plastics, resin and rubber products for industrial use. Drex-Chem distributes products for a number of companies from the US, Europe and Asia.
 
‘Singapore printing business is mainly offset and rotogravure-based and oriented to the packaging and carton markets. Indonesia offers the highest potential for label printing in our regions. The health care label sector is very promising as it gives label printers higher margins of profit. The production of shrink sleeves for beverage and cigarette packaging is growing,’ stated Ivan Lim, sales manager working in the Group headquarters. ‘Having said that, we see that the largest part of new investments is opting for UV flexo machines, especially in the Singapore and Indonesian markets, where innovation and advanced technology for the production of high-end labels, and Gidue is a master in this respect, are really appreciated.’

Ivan Lim, who was trained by Gidue personnel in the Turate-based factory, will personally take charge of the promotion of Gidue’s machines. He plans to recruit a new sales manager to focus on Gidue’s products in Indonesia and complement Drex-Chem’s current sales force.

Gidue currently has three presses installed in Indonesia and one in Malaysia.

The two companies will exhibit together at the AFTA conference in Bangkok in November.