More organic raw materials in adhesive production
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In addition to labels and tags, CCL Industries also wants to focus more on pouches. To this end, the company has now acquired Pouch Partners s.r.l. Italy from Pouch Partners AG Switzerland. The company is part of the Capri-Sun Group based in Switzerland.
Pouch Partners, currently a supplier of flexible laminates to the Capri Sun Group for the production of its iconic Capri Sun pouches, has been operating as a family business for 50 years and became part of the Capri Sun Group in October 2017. The new company will then operate under the name CCL Speciality Pouches and become an integral part of CCL Label's food and beverage division.
„Pouches are a packaging format that we have long seen as a complement to our labelling and sleeve decoration technologies with a similar way of working. Our mutual customers see them as an interesting alternative to rigid labelled containers. Pouch Partners has a highly focused, deep expertise in these materials, a solid foundation for entering this market. If our investment in Europe is successful, there may be interest in developing the product line globally alongside our portfolio of decorative labels.“
Günther Birkner, President of CCL Label Food & Beverage
There are many developments and innovations aimed at making packaging reusable and recyclable in order to support a circular economy. One important trend is to create a offer a refillable solution for the main packaging.
„There are opportunities to utilise this technology in the food and beverage and home and personal care sectors and there is exciting potential for the development of new sustainable barrier films at our sister company Innovia Films, who are experts in materials science and developing the packaging materials of the future. We see that many of our global brand customers are turning to alternative packaging solutions to replace packaging that has a high CO2-footprint, bags offer a lightweight solution.“
Reinhard Streit, Vice President & Managing Director Food & Beverage Europe
Made from flexible material, the pouches are designed to fit the Minimise the use of packaging material. They are lightweight and reduce the ecological footprint during transport and storage. They have a good packaging-to-product ratio compared to rigid packaging and the Form and format can be adapted precisely to the product volume. which leads to material savings.
„After developing our recyclable pouch for Capri-Sun with the help of Pouch Partners, it was time to focus on our core business again: Beverages. Outsourcing the business to CCL, a large and successful player in the packaging sector, makes a lot of sense for the future. We look forward to continuing to work with CCL, now as a strategic customer, and will certainly benefit from their extensive expertise, R&D resources and global presence.“
Roland Weening, CEO of the Capri-Sun Group and Chairman of the Management Board of Pouch Partners AG
Source: CCL
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