More Heft in Europe for Canada's CCL Industries

International Packaging and Labelling Powerhouse Acquires New Healthcare 
Capability in Europe and USA

Stock Symbol:TSX - CCL.A and CCL.NV.B

TORONTO, Sept. 15 /CNW/ - CCL Industries, a world leader in specialty
packaging solutions for the consumer products and healthcare industries, has
acquired Inprint Systems Ltd., headquartered in Ashford, England. Already the
largest provider of labels in both North America and Europe, the acquisition
expands CCL's capacity in the higher margin European Healthcare sector.
"In addition to the increasing role that packaging and labelling play in
branding and marketing strategies for consumer products, more and more
marketers including those in Healthcare are looking for innovative ways to
provide expanded content and information on product labels," said Don Lang,
Vice Chairman and CEO of CCL Industries. "We recently stepped up our plans to
expand in this key area with the sale of our Canadian custom manufacturing
interests. The acquisition of Inprint, with its increased capacity in
specialty healthcare label products, represents a deployment of some of the
cash from that sale."
Inprint, with plants in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and the
USA, had revenues of C$53 million in 2004. The purchase price of approximately
C$64 million was paid in cash.
Geoffrey Martin, President and COO of CCL Industries said, "Inprint
Systems is an acknowledged industry leader in designing and developing
expanded content label solutions for the highly regulated label demands of the
Healthcare and Chemical markets. Their strong European presence complements
our existing businesses in this sector and we are delighted to welcome them to
our global network of 34 label plants."

CCL Industries Inc. provides state-of-the-art packaging solutions,
including award-winning specialty aluminum containers, plastic tubes and
closures and innovative product labeling to some of the world's largest
producers of consumer brands, helping them to get their products to market
quickly and cost-effectively. CCL develops and provides specialty-packaging
solutions for producers of leading consumer brands in personal care, cosmetic,
pharmaceutical, household and specialty food and beverage products. With
headquarters in Toronto, Canada, CCL employs 4,000 people directly and
operates 40 production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

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