Agfa Sells Monotype; Lastra Plate Plant in Texas to Be Closed

In other company news, Agfa is consolidating its Lastra/Western Litho plate manufacturing activities, with production to be done at its Branchburg, NJ, plant. The Lastra America plant in Jacksonville, TX, will be closed by the end of the second quarter of 2005.

The move is part of the continuing integration of the two companies' North American operations, following Agfa-Gevaert Group's acquisition of Lastra.