KURZ Transfer Products L.P.

“Counterfeit Colgate Toothpaste Found” is the headline for a June 14 U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release warning that toothpaste with packaging resembling a Colgate product found its way into dollar-type discount stores in four states in the United States. Consumers were lucky this time around —packages were readily identifiable as fake so they could discontinue use or dispose of the product immediately. The counterfeit labels included several misspellings, and stated that the product had been manufactured in South Africa—a location Colgate does not use for manufacturing toothpaste. This is only one example of how a brand’s identity was stolen and reproduced to

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—KURZ Transfer Products, L.P. (KTP), announced plans to expand its North American facilities, increasing manufacturing and finishing capacities in multiple locations. The expansions include doubling the size of its Elk Grove, Ill.finishing and distribution facility and the installation of new finishing equipment in its Anaheim, Calif. facility. Additionally, KTP has concluded a substantial capital investment program in its Lexington, N.C. manufacturing location, sharply increasing domestic production capacities. Myron Werner, area sales manager for KTP’s graphics foil products said, “We are excited about these expansions. It is important for us to be able to service our customers quickly and efficiently; the expansion of central