Sun Chemical Advances Global SAP S/4HANA Strategy with SNP Kyano

Sun Chemical, a global manufacturer of printing inks, said it selected SNP’s Kyano platform to support its global SAP S/4HANA transformation and move to SAP Cloud ERP Private (formerly RISE with SAP).

The company is undertaking a broad overhaul of its SAP environment, bringing multiple instances and processes together into a single SAP S/4HANA landscape as it shifts to SAP Cloud ERP Private.

Sun Chemical, which makes pigments, coatings, adhesives, and materials and has operations in more than 60 countries, is using SNP’s Kyano platform to analyze existing data structures and determine what should move forward and reshape that data for the new system.

Through this, the company is planning to move from fragmented, regionally managed ERP systems toward a single SAP S/4HANA environment managed centrally. By combining system consolidation with automated data transformation, Sun Chemical aims to reduce operational complexity while positioning its SAP environment for long-term operational stability and upgrade flexibility.

Chimdi Ifeakanwa, corporate vice president and chief information officer at Sun Chemical, said that partnering with SNP and using the Kyano platform provides critical support for what he described as a complex, global transformation. “Their expertise, methodology, and software give us the assurance we need to manage this project efficiently and securely,” he added.

accenture will serve as the primary implementation partner, supporting the technical conversion and global rollout, the company said.

Building on Prior SAP Compliance Investments

The latest transformation builds on the company’s earlier SAP projects focused on compliance and transaction management.

Sun Chemical previously implemented SAP Document and Reporting Compliance and SAP Integration Suite to handle country-specific e-invoicing and reporting mandates.

The goal was to replace manual processes and disconnected local tools with a single framework that could manage regulatory requirements across multiple countries.

As a result, the company reduced invoice processing cycle times by 10% and improved accounts payable document processing speeds by 30%. It also eliminated more than 24,000 nonvalue-added activities by digitizing and standardizing workflows.

For a company operating in more than 60 countries, this mattered. Different tax rules, reporting formats and government mandates increase risk and administrative overhead.

By centralizing compliance processes inside SAP, Sun Chemical gained better visibility into transactions and more control over regulatory reporting. The current S/4HANA transformation extends that approach from compliance processes to the broader ERP core.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

Selective transformation is replacing lift-and-shift migrations. Enterprises with long SAP histories are avoiding full technical conversions. Instead, they are using tools to reshape data and harmonize processes during the move to SAP S/4HANA.

Partner ecosystems are embedded in S/4 programs. RISE with SAP does not eliminate complexity. Organizations still rely on system integrators and specialized transformation platforms to execute global rollouts with lower operational risk.

Compliance foundations enable core modernization. Sun Chemical’s earlier investment in SAP compliance tools reduced manual processes and improved visibility. That groundwork makes a broader S/4HANA consolidation more feasible and less disruptive.