Extrusion International 6-2017

14 Extrusion International 6/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS KAMPF slitters producing successfully at I PAK A KAMPF primary slitter type Universal 89/12 BOPP and an Unislit II 630 slitter especially for metallized film are al- ready running successfully at Packaging Films Pvt. Ltd. (I PAK), in Lahore, Northern Pakistan. The innovative manufacturing company I PAK faced the growing demand for packaging material in the northern region of Pakistan and decided to enlarge its product portfolio. Therefore I PAK invested recently in a new 8.7 m wide BOPP Line. The slitting equipment for the new pro- duction site was ordered again from KAMPF: Two high capacity roll slitting and winding machines. Both are char- acterized by high performance parameters. Amir Rezai, Senior Sales Manager KAMPF:” Both ma- chines meet the demanding requirements of I PAK and guarantee best quality and flexibility.” Kafil Shaikh, CEO Kgroup Agency in Pakistan’’ It is a first BOPP line in Lahore and it helps the local convertor to get the material of high quality just in time, as I PAK is man- aged by experienced professional people”. Taimoor Iqbal, Chairman I PAK and Naveed Godil, CEO I PAK agreed. The excellent cooperation and expert advice from KAMPF in exchange with the IPAK specialists was the key to the successful realisation of the project. www.kampf.de Pleased with the good cooperation Alpha Packaging Inc. announced today that it has acquired a plant in Etten-Leur, the Netherlands, from Graham Pack- aging Company. The transaction – for which terms were not disclosed – was completed on November 2nd. Alpha is a leading blow molder of bottles and jars for rapidly growing consumer markets, including the nutrition, phar- maceutical, personal care and niche food and beverage cat- egories. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States, Alpha now operates ten manufacturing facilities, including eight in North America. The acquired plant is Al- pha’s second in Europe, and is just a few kilometers from its existing facility in Roosendaal, the Netherlands, which Alpha launched as a greenfield site in 2010. Alpha is owned by Ir- ving Place Capital, a middle-market private equity firm. Jeffrey Kellar, Alpha’s President and Chief Executive Offi- cer, said “The acquisition more than doubles our production capacity on the continent making Alpha one of the largest single stage blow molding operations in Europe. The addi- tion of the operation in Etten-Leur significantly expands our capabilities in this geography and supports future European growth.” Alpha is already a meaningful packaging supplier to the vita- mins, minerals & supplements and personal care markets in Europe. The acquisition provides Alpha with a strong foot- hold in the European food packaging sector. The Etten-Leur www.alphap.com Alpha Packaging acquires Dutch plant from Graham Packaging Company facility has earned a grade “AA” certification for the BRC- IoP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials, which is the highest possible rating for the quality manage- ment system for food packaging suppliers. Alpha Packaging acquires Dutch plant fromGraham Packaging Company, targets European expansion (Photo: Alpha Packaging)