This product is a finalist in the category Innovative Technology of Cosmoprof India Awards 2025
Product Headline
Two varnish ranges – ALCURE and ALLUX UV – that cure almost instantly under UV light, a process that’s more energy efficient compared to traditional thermal drying, reducing both COV and CO2 emissions. The varnishes have been created to deliver exceptional chemical and mechanical resistance. Both ranges are formulated using UV-reactive components with low VOC content and are cured using UV light generated by Hg lamps, for fast processing and reduced energy use. The varnishes can be used on materials including all types of plastics, metals, glass, and paper. Suitable for general purpose finishing needs, the product range spans basecoats and topcoats designed for metallization processes, alongside clear gloss and matte varnishes. There are also special-effect formulations such as soft-touch coatings interferential pigments – to create color-shifting effects – and glitter finishes, so brands can use the range to create unique visual and tactile effects.
Product Description
Altus Coating’s product development connects creative insight with scientific precision. Every project begins with in-depth analyses of UV-curable materials, followed by laboratory and industrial trials that match specifications. Each formulation in the ALCURE and ALLUX high-solid UV varnish ranges is adjusted to specific customer needs, ensuring exceptional chemical and mechanical resistance. All of Altus Coating’s work reflects performance, clarity, and sustainability. Every step involves close client collaboration to validate functionality and aesthetics. The company’s innovative approach was recognized with a nomination for the Luxe Pack in Green Award 2025.
Claims & Benefits
Altus Coating’s UV-curable high solid varnishes offer high reactivity, low VOC content, and outstanding chemical and mechanical resistance. UV-curing technology significantly reduces energy consumption compared with thermal systems, supporting more efficient and sustainable production. Formulations can be customized to meet precise technical and aesthetic needs, while high-quality materials—including bio-based components—ensure high performances and durability. Advanced technological and laboratory capabilities guarantee excellent results for different applications on various substrates. The products reflect a balanced, sustainability-driven approach to development, delivering reliability, efficiency and reduced environmental impact, while increasing efficiency of production due to shorter evaporation time.
Technical Details
The ALCURE and ALLUX ranges are high-performance UV-curable varnishes designed to deliver exceptional chemical and mechanical resistance. Both series are formulated using UV-reactive components with low VOC content and are cured using UV light generated by Hg lamps, enabling fast processing and reduced energy use. These varnishes are suitable for a wide variety of substrates, including all types plastics, metals, glass, paper and others.
ALCURE products cover general-purpose finishing needs, offering gloss and mat versions, as well as coloured and special-effect formulations.
ALLUX focuses on metallization processes, providing both basecoat and topcoat solutions that ensure strong adhesion, durability, and aesthetic consistency.
Both ranges are supported by advanced laboratory and industrial testing capabilities, guaranteeing consistent quality and tailored adjustments for specific customer requirements. Our facilities include a fully equipped coating line, a vacuum metallization (PVD) and sputtering machine, as well as a chromatograph, microscope and other advanced laboratory instruments. This technical infrastructure allows us to develop, test, and fine-tune our formulations with precision, ensuring optimal performance and consistency for each customer application.
ALCURE and ALLUX products are fully available on the market and reflect Altus Coating’s commitment to high performance, technological expertise, and responsible manufacturing.
Launch date (mm/dd/yy)
1rst January 2025
Price List, Target Consumer & Market Segments
Altus Coating products, including the ALCURE and ALLUX ranges, are primarily designed for cosmetic, fragrance, beverage, and premium packaging applications. Our precision and technical expertise enable high-performance coatings with exceptional visual quality, supporting high-value and aesthetically driven packaging solutions. ALCURE and ALLUX varnishes are suitable for a wide range of substrates, including various plastics (also recycled materials), glass, metal, and paper.
Thanks to our extensive experience and deep understanding of UV-curable chemistry, we also develop UV-based coating solutions for industries beyond traditional cosmetics, supporting clients seeking advanced, sustainable, and reliable surface-finishing technologies.
Website and Social Channel/s
www.altuscoating.com
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What sets your product apart and why is it innovative and special?
Altus Coating’s ALCURE and ALLUX UV varnish ranges stand out thanks to a powerful blend of performance design innovation and sustainability Our varnishes cure almost instantly under UV light — a highly energy efficient process compared to traditional thermal drying What really sets us apart is our expertise UV technology and deep understanding or chemistry and science behind it Our formulations also deliver exceptional chemical and mechanical resistance tailored precisely for various plastics metal glass and paper Our product range includes basecoats and topcoats specifically designed for metallization processes as well as clear gloss and mat varnishes We also offer special effect formulations such as soft touch coatings interferential pigments and glitters finishes enabling brands to create unique high impact visual and tactile effects while maintaining the durability and chemical resistance Innovation runs through our company DNA R D is anchored in a small high performance multidisciplinary team that works directly with clients to co develop customized varnishes Our commitment to sustainability is expressed by how we target low VOC content integrate bio based resins and push for UV curing systems aligned with our “Environmental Approach” charter.
How do you promote your product on multiple channels?
We exhibit our UV varnishes in show :
-LUXEPACK Monaco
-PCD Paris
-COSMOPACK Mumbai
How does your product meet the evaluation criteria of its category?
Altus Coating’s ALCURE and ALLUX ranges demonstrate innovation through advanced UV-curable formulations with low VOC content, delivering exceptional chemical and mechanical resistance while reducing energy consumption compared to traditional thermal systems. These varnishes are suitable for a wide range of substrates, including plastics, recycled materials such as RPET, glass, metal, and paper.
ALCURE offers gloss and matte clear varnishes, colored and pigmented coatings, and special effects such as soft-touch finishes, interferential pigments, and glitters.
ALLUX focuses on metallization, providing basecoats and topcoats for PVD and sputtering processes, ensuring adhesion, durability, and precise aesthetic results.
Our advanced facilities—including coating lines, vacuum and sputtering metallization equipment, chromatograph, and laboratory instruments like microscope —enable precise formulation, rigorous testing, and consistent quality. Packaging is optimized for industrial handling and adapted to customer needs. All products are fully REACH-compliant and free from CMR and SVHC substances, ensuring safe use and environmental responsibility.
Through close collaboration with clients, R&D develops tailored solutions that integrate bio-based components and energy-efficient processes, combining high performance and sustainability. Recognized with EcoVadis Platinum ratings and Luxe Pack in green nominations, Altus Coating’s UV varnishes exemplify innovative, safe, and sustainable solutions for industrial and luxury applications.
What is you brand commitment to sustainability, ethical practices, and social responsibility? Please describe.
At Altus Coating, we are deeply committed to sustainability, ethical practices, and social responsibility, and we embed these values throughout our operations. As a family-run, independent company, we foster long-term, responsible innovation anchored in respect, trust, and performance.
We use low-VOC UV formulations and increasingly incorporate bio-based resins. UV-curing technology that we are developing, which replaces more energy-intensive thermal methods, helps significantly reduce energy consumption during production.
We follow an integrated quality, safety, and environmental CSR management system. Our “Environmental Approach” products meet at least one of rigorous criteria — less than 10% of VOC, more than 10 % bio-based content, or curing under LED lamps. We also actively work to recycle and reduce the amount of our industrial waste.
All ALCURE and ALLUX products are fully compliant with REACH regulations, ensuring they meet the highest standards for chemical safety and environmental protection. This commitment guarantees that our formulations are safe for both industrial users and the environment, aligning with European Union requirements for responsible chemical management. By adhering to REACH, we provide our clients with reliable, regulatory-compliant products, reinforcing trust and confidence in the performance, safety, and sustainability of every coating we deliver.
We are proud to have earned for the past 4 years the EcoVadis Platinum rating, placing us among the top 1% globally for CSR in our industry. We adhere to the Responsible Care Charter and are working toward ISO 26000 social responsibility standards.
Continuous innovation and co-design with clients and partners are central to our approach. Our R&D actively seeks less impactful solutions, testing new components and refining processes to minimize environmental impact.
Through our CSR strategy, we consider each business decision an opportunity to reduce our ecological footprint. We invest in responsible growth, ensuring that our technologies serve clients without compromising societal or environmental health. As a part of this strategy, we are actively analysing our energy consumption at every step of production and transport, as well as carbon footprint.
Market positioning & distribution countries
Altus Coating positions itself as a supplier of high-performance UV varnishes, serving industries such as luxury packaging, printing, plastics, metal, glass, and paper. Our products are distributed through a network of specialized distributors and direct industrial partnerships. Currently, we deliver our solutions primarily across Europe, including France and neighbouring markets, while also serving clients worldwide. Supporting both local and international production, we are continuously expanding our global presence. Looking ahead, we aim to further grow distribution in additional international markets, particularly in North America, Asia, and the Middle East, bringing our innovative and sustainable varnishes to new industrial and luxury brand partners around the globe.
Certifications & Patents
ISO 9001 – ISO 14001 – ECOVADIS PLATINIUM – OEA FULL – RESPONSIBLE CARE CHARTER