Multi-Color Corporation

SHARONVILLE, Ohio—Multi-Color Corporation has purchased an HP WS4500 digital press to meet its customer’s growing demands for more customized decorating solutions at small- to mid-range print run quantities. This is the second new press acquisition by Multi-Color Corporation in recent weeks. This new digital press is expected to have quicker changeovers, less scrap, and direct-to-press speeds to deliver high-quality, cost-effective labels for pressure-sensitive, in-mold, shrink sleeve, and cut and stack labels. To take full advantage of these new digital print capabilities, Multi-Color Corporation is placing this new press at its Green Bay, Wis. facility. “This new technology addresses one of the market’s top issues;

CINCINNATI, Ohio—Multi-Color Corporation was added to the small cap Russell 2000(R) Index when Russell Investment Group reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 22, according to the official membership posted on http://www.russell.com Membership in the Russell 2000(R) which remains in place for one year also means automatic inclusion in the appropriate Russell 2000(R) growth or value style indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. Frank Gerace, CEO of Multi-Color Corporation stated, “We are pleased to be added to the Russell 2000(R) Index Fund. The inclusion in the Russell

CINCINNATI, Ohio—Miller Brewing Company has recognized Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ: LABL) as its "Supplier of the Year" for 2004. This is the third time that the label producer has earned Miller's top supplier award. Multi-Color was also the brewer's "Supplier of the Year" in 1997 and 2000. Miller Brewing Company works with more than 8,500 suppliers. Miller Brewing also named Multi-Color as one of its "Partners in Excellence" for 2004. This is an elite group of suppliers who excelled in the areas of quality, service, cost competitiveness, innovation and supplier diversity. This is the eighth consecutive year that Multi-Color has been one of Miller's "Partners

Tag and label printers are facing a double-edged challenge—maintain margins in the short term, while investing in technologies that may determine the future course of their businesses. TODAY'S TAG AND label printing business is dynamic to say the least. It is experiencing a wide range of challenges and new opportunities that require printers to stay focussed on overall market conditions and, in some cases, to make key decisions as to the future direction of their companies. On the downside, some of the traditionally strong (and large) label markets are mature and are experiencing stiff competition from alternative printing methods. The Freedonia Group's

Shrink sleeve label printing requires a lot of work, but the rewards can make it all worth while. SHRINK SLEEVE LABELING has taken aim at the product decoration market in a big way. It's not doing this with a single-shot sniper's rifle, either. It's blasting away at market opportunities and market share with both barrels. Shrink labels represent a high-growth segment in product decoration, and those package printers with the technical savvy to make it work are reaping the benefits of its market appeal. Technical savvy is the key, because a shrink label is a moving target—it starts out in one shape and

Through well-considered acquisitions, Multi-Color has boosted its sales by more than $20 million in two years. By Kate Tomlinson, Assistant Editor ON VARIOUS FRONTS, Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) is a rising chart-topper. The Cincinnati Enquirer recently named MCC one of the city's 10 most profitable companies. MCC also held the number two spot in that paper's "80s Index," which ranks stocks according to annual return (after adjusting for splits, spinoffs, and stock dividends). Finally, as number 16 in pP's Top Tag and Label Converter Survey, President/CEO Frank Gerace has proven a diversified portfolio of print services goes a long way. Through a series of

The 2001 TLMI Awards bestows its highest stamp of approval on a flexo process promotional label by Valley Forge Tape & Label. by Susan Friedman, Editor PEEL AWAY The trappings, and the big winner in the 2001 Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) Awards looks a little familiar. "Once again, flexography took Best of Show," enthuses Steve Lee, VP/director of technical support at RotoMetrics and chair of the TLMI's Awards Competition Committee. Valley Forge Tape & Label's coup of this year's Best of Show honor, achieved with "Stamp Out Hunger," a flexo process promotional label, follows Adams Label & Tag's capture of top accolades