{"id":245,"date":"2015-08-03T22:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.packaging-journal.de\/sig-combibloc-bahnbrechende-idee-wird-zum-welterfolg\/"},"modified":"2021-07-21T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T11:12:31","slug":"sig-combibloc-pioneering-idea-becomes-a-global-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/sig-combibloc-bahnbrechende-idee-wird-zum-welterfolg\/","title":{"rendered":"SIG Combibloc: Pioneering idea becomes a global success"},"content":{"rendered":"

The revolutionary idea of packaging beverages in liquid-tight cartons 85 years ago laid the foundations for a success story that continues to this day all over the world with numerous new shapes and closure ideas from SIG Combibloc.<\/p>\n

For the 44-year-old Rolf Stangl,<\/strong> Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SIG Combibloc Group, carton packaging is more than just the core business of the company, which he has headed since 2009.<\/p>\n

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\u201eOur carton packs are a piece of Cultural asset.<\/strong> Over the decades, the development of this packaging has always been a reflection of how the product world, distribution channels and also people's zeitgeist and consumer habits have changed. And we remain committed every day to working together as partners to bring food to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable and affordable way.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the folding carton to the beverage carton<\/h2>\n

Ferdinand Emil Jagenberg opened a paper shop in D\u00fcsseldorf in 1878. His two sons Max and Emil, both engineers, expanded the business in the following years: They designed machines to process paper into folding boxes, for example, the packaging of the early days. And they were successful: the high quality of their products earned them worldwide recognition, so much so that representatives of the company took part in the 1903 World's Fair in St. Louis.<\/p>

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After the First World War, a fundamental change in society was underway. Mechanisation and rationalisation are the buzzwords of the time. Trade structures change, cities grow, distribution routes for food become longer.<\/p>\n

During this time of upheaval G\u00fcnter Meyer-Jagenberg<\/strong>, a nephew of Emil Jagenberg, was introduced to milk cartons on a trip to the USA, which were previously unknown in Europe. In principle, these cartons were similar to Jagenberg's folding cartons: However, the paper bags were labelled with Paraffin wax<\/strong> coated and therefore waterproof. They were supplied pre-moulded to large dairies and filled with milk. The impetus for the European beverage carton was there.<\/p>