Doug Osterberg, President and CEO of Appleton Coated LLC, and Guy Spinelli, President and CEO of Spectra Jet Inc., announce that they have entered into an agreement for Appleton Coated to acquire the principal business of Spectra Jet Inc., a developer and distributor of sublimation transfer papers headquartered in Woodstock, Illinois.
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2017. However, beginning immediately, Appleton Coated and Spectra Jet will both promote Spectra Jet’s Silverback3 brand of sublimation papers and associated products through a coordinated sales and marketing program.
Since 2015, Appleton Coated has been the exclusive producer, for Spectra Jet, of Silverback3 paper, a product that utilizes Spectra Jet’s proprietary technology. The paper is produced at Appleton Coated’s manufacturing facility in Combined Locks, Wisconsin.
Appleton Coated is a manufacturer and distributor of coated, uncoated, specialty and technical papers.
Spectra Jet is a distributor of sublimation transfer papers, blotter tissue, and inks to customers in the signage and display, garment, and household textile markets.
