Sun Chemical: Delivering Color Expertise and Innovative Printing Solutions Across the Globe
See how Sun Chemical Corporation, a leader in printing inks, coatings, and supplies, is tightening regulation compliance, monitoring transactions by country, and streamlining operations by automating processes with digital document management. Download the DocumentPUBLIC
Sun Chemical Corporation, proud holder of 10,000 trademarks and 3,000 patents, is a
leader in printing inks, coatings, and supplies for the packaging, publication, commercial,
industrial, and digital markets. A member of the DIC Corporation, the company operates
17 global research centers that introduce innovative solutions for managing brand colors,
protecting product integrity through packaging, and safeguarding against counterfeiting.
As it approached its 200-year anniversary, Sun Chemical identified a need to tighten
compliance with a growing number of regulations, monitor its transactions country by
country, and streamline operations through process automation to improve ROI.
Sun Chemical: Delivering Color
Expertise and Innovative Printing
Solutions Across the Globe
Sun Chemical Corporation, proud holder of 10,000 trademarks and 3,000 patents, is a
leader in printing inks, coatings, and supplies for the packaging, publication, commercial,
industrial, and digital markets. A member of the DIC Corporation, the company operates
17 global research centers that introduce innovative solutions for managing brand colors,
protecting product integrity through packaging, and safeguarding against counterfeiting.
As it approached its 200-year anniversary, Sun Chemical identified a need to tighten
compliance with a growing number of regulations, monitor its transactions country by
country, and streamline operations through process automation to improve ROI.
Sun Chemical: Delivering Color
Expertise and Innovative Printing
Solutions Across the Globe
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Featured Solutions and Services
SAP Document and Reporting
Compliance and SAP Integration
Suite
Revenue
US$8.5 billion
Employees
>22,000
Products and Services
Printing inks, coatings,
and supplies for
commercial and
industrial markets
Industry
Chemicals
Sun Chemical Corporation
Parsippany, New Jersey
www.sunchemical.com
Reduction of invoice
processing cycle time
10%
Faster document
processing for the accounts
payable department
30%
“We saw digital compliance as an opportunity to
optimize operational performance and resource
management. SAP Document and Reporting
Compliance exceeds expectations by streamlining
our response to increasing regulations that differ
by country.”
Aldo Magenes, Corporate IT Director, Sun Chemical Corporation
Before: Challenges and Opportunities
• Piecemeal compliance efforts due to manual processes or services by multiple providers, with no
transparency into performance
• Incomplete digitalization of compliance processes, causing a lack of flexibility to forecast change and
respond quickly
Why SAP
• SAP Document and Reporting Compliance solution to provide robust services for country-by-country
compliance
• SAP Integration Suite to help build a solid framework for future growth and innovation
• Expertise in working closely with in-house teams to analyze the solution landscape and needs for
addressing current mandates as well as recognized industry and digitalization know-how
After: Value-Driven Results
• Faster compliance with e-invoicing mandates through functionality for creating and submitting legally
compliant HTML data
• Coverage for the company’s diverse market through a single solution, supporting multiple countries
with a wide array of services
• Shorter response times to new mandates, thanks to independent management of connectivity to local
authorities
• Cost and time savings through digitalization and simplification of the overall solution landscape, with
24,000 nonvalue-added activities eliminated
Integrating Digital Transaction Management and Country-Specific
Mandates with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
sap.com/terms-of-use
Featured Solutions and Services
SAP Document and Reporting
Compliance and SAP Integration
Suite
Revenue
US$8.5 billion
Employees
>22,000
Products and Services
Printing inks, coatings,
and supplies for
commercial and
industrial markets
Industry
Chemicals
Sun Chemical Corporation
Parsippany, New Jersey
www.sunchemical.com
Reduction of invoice
processing cycle time
10%
Faster document
processing for the accounts
payable department
30%
“We saw digital compliance as an opportunity to
optimize operational performance and resource
management. SAP Document and Reporting
Compliance exceeds expectations by streamlining
our response to increasing regulations that differ
by country.”
Aldo Magenes, Corporate IT Director, Sun Chemical Corporation
Before: Challenges and Opportunities
• Piecemeal compliance efforts due to manual processes or services by multiple providers, with no
transparency into performance
• Incomplete digitalization of compliance processes, causing a lack of flexibility to forecast change and
respond quickly
Why SAP
• SAP Document and Reporting Compliance solution to provide robust services for country-by-country
compliance
• SAP Integration Suite to help build a solid framework for future growth and innovation
• Expertise in working closely with in-house teams to analyze the solution landscape and needs for
addressing current mandates as well as recognized industry and digitalization know-how
After: Value-Driven Results
• Faster compliance with e-invoicing mandates through functionality for creating and submitting legally
compliant HTML data
• Coverage for the company’s diverse market through a single solution, supporting multiple countries
with a wide array of services
• Shorter response times to new mandates, thanks to independent management of connectivity to local
authorities
• Cost and time savings through digitalization and simplification of the overall solution landscape, with
24,000 nonvalue-added activities eliminated
Integrating Digital Transaction Management and Country-Specific
Mandates with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance