Tekra de Mexico, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tekra Corporation announces a distribution agreement with Valéron Strength Films of Houston, Texas to distribute print media grades of high-strength Valéron Film and V-Max synthetic paper in Mexico. Tekra Corporation is the world's leading source for engineered plastic films, adhesive products and advanced hardcoated films and serves the commercial printing, sign & banner, tag & label and narrow web printing markets.

"We are very excited about handling distribution for Valéron's products in Mexico," states Kevin Kelly, Director of the Tekra de Mexico facility in San Luis Potosi. "Its high tear resistance and outdoor durability make it agreat specialty product and a welcome addition to our line of label and tag substrates," adds Kevin. Initially, Tekra will be stocking coated and uncoated versions of Valéron Strength Film ranging from 162 microns (6.5 mils) to 250 microns (10.0 mils) in thickness.

Valéron Strength Film is a cross-laminated high-strength film manufactured exclusively in the United States under ISO 9002 registration at Valéron Strength Films' facility in Houston, Texas. One of the strongest films available in the world, its unsurpassed tear, burst and puncture resistance makes Valéron film ideal for a wide variety of applications in the Tag & Label, Sign & Banner and Flexible Packaging industries requiring high strength, excellent printability and a high degree of convertability. V-Max printing film is a durable synthetic paper that features a smooth print surface and excellent opacity. It is more economical for less critical applications.

Valéron and V-Max print media grade films are printable by a variety of printing methods including thermal transfer, flexo, offset, screen, Xeikon, inkjet and dot matrix/impact printing. The thermal transfer printability makes Valéron films ideal for on-demand applications such as lumber tags and labels, inventory tags and brick tags. In addition, the smooth print surface offers consistent ANSI-A bar code scans. Weather resistant Valéron® Strength Film tags are also ideal for steel tags, wire tie tags, or any application where it is imperative the tag remain attached and still have a high readability at the end of transit or storage.

The Tekra de Mexico facility is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tekra Corporation and is strategically located in the city of San Luis Potosi, a central point between Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara, the three largest industrial centers in Mexico. This location allows excellent distribution to these cities as well as the east and west coast via a number of field sales offices throughout Mexico. The facility has 750m2 (8,075 ft2)of warehouse space and its converting capabilities include: slitting, sheeting, rewinding and narrow web slitting to from 1.57m (62") to 10mm (0.394").

For further information, contact: Kevin Kelly, Director at (48) 24 74 00, 24 73 79 Fax: (48) 24 73 17, 01 800 719 3386 or by e-mail at: ktkelly@tekra.com . Address: Avenida Industrias 1924, Fracc. Industrias, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico 78399

V-Max and Valéron printing films are manufactured exclusively in the United States at Valéron Strength Films' Houston, Texas facility under ISO 9002 registration. Award-winning Valéron® Strength Film is also used in Chemical Packaging, Specialty Envelopes, Construction and Agricultural Barriers, and other high-performance film applications. Valéron Strength Films (http://www.valeron.com) is a Division of Illinois Tool Works Inc.