Asahi Photoproducts is part of the Asahi Kasei Corporation which was founded in Japan in 1931 and is now one of the leading chemical companies in Asia. 28,000 employees work in research, production, sales and application technology. The European headquarters of Asahi Photoproducts (APP) is located in Brussels. The APP operations in Germany, France, UK and Italy are managed by Asahi Photoproducts branch offices in these countries. A network of authorised distributors covers all countries of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Asahi Photoproducts has been a B2B raw material supplier of photopolymer plates and resins to the flexographic industry since 1973. With over more than 40 years in business, Asahi Photoproducts has earned customer trust for its reliable material quality and high level expertise. Asahi’s technology “milestones” in Flexography: - 1971: Water wash photopolymer APR and plate making system consist of “both side exposure method “which became de facto technology in Flexography - 1983: World's fastest full automatic flexo plate making system (180 plates/hour) - 1984: Solid plate AFP and plate making system consist of “both side exposure method “and “germicidal light finishing post exposure method “which became de facto technology through this industry - 1986: “Image position plate “ and plate making system AWF for corrugated application - 1998: Water wash solid plate AWP - 2002: Water wash photopolymer APR and plate making system for printed electronics application - 2003: Full automatic in line system AFS1316 for continuous sleeve application - 2008: Direct engraving sleeve system ADLESS - 2012: “Pinning top” technology to control surface energy on the plate for better press performance