Andrew Ainge

LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE—May 2008— MetalFX Technology—a Ciba subsidiary—will introduce the flexographic version of their popular metallic printing technology at drupa 2008. The process permits printing millions of metallic colors reliably and consistently. Discussing MetalFX for flexo, MetalFX Managing Director Andrew Ainge commented: “The popularity of MetalFX among lithographic printers prompted us to release a MetalFX version specifically for flexographers. MetalFX for flexo is expected to be particularly popular among label and package printers, offering them a significantly lower cost alternative to foil stamping and metallic substrates, and enhanced design capabilities for packaging. On drupa Stand D17 in Hall 15, we will have

LEEDS, UK—April 2008—MetalFX Technology—a Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation subsidiary—will introduce myColorViz creative at drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new plug-in for Adobe PhotoShop shows printed surfaces in three dimensions and under true lighting conditions, enabling brand managers, graphic designers, and prepress operators to visualize how their files will look when printed. Discussing the introduction of myColorViz creative for MetalFX, MetalFX Managing Director Andrew Ainge observed: “With myColorViz creative for MetalFX, designers and brand managers can predict how metallic designs will appear when printed with MetalFX. Using this exciting new tool with MetalFX, metallic effects can be based on actual print process