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May 05, 2005
Constantia Merges Multifilm and H&N Pack
ELGIN, IL. (May 5, 2005). Austrian packaging giant Constantia Packaging has recently made a strategic move in the United States by merging its two plants, H&N Packaging in Colmar, PA and Multifilm Packaging in Elgin, IL under one management team. The move gives Constantia a vertically integrated presence in North America and the unique ability to offer customers a wide range of products for the food and confectionary industries.
“The sites have been allowed to develop independently for several years and the outcome has been two plants with a very similar focus, yet different capabilities,” says Olle Mannertorp, CEO of both companies. “Merging these capabilities, we are now the market leader in piece wraps of candy with thin gauge printed aluminum foil using both flexo and gravure at H&N, and twist and flow wrap capabilities at Multifilm. The fact that we roll our own aluminum foil in the group as well as extrude, metallize and print our own polypropylene and polyethylene films makes us unique in this market segment.”
The deep, vertical integration has also allowed the two companies to service unique market segments, including pharmaceutical, medical packaging, and films and foils for wine caps.
Adds Mannertorp: “Our Colmar plant is very strong in shrink sleeves and combined with our ability to extrude length-oriented films for roll-on-shrink-on we see the shrink label market as a strategic niche with excellent growth opportunities.”
Ultimately, it is the customer that benefits from the merge. Bob Rosen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Colmar plant explains:
“From a service point-of-view, the partnership with Multifilm has already produced a lot of synergies in a very short time. The increase in capacities, capabilities and know-how is a tremendous benefit to our customers.”
Chris Rogers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Elgin plant agrees that the customer benefits are significant: “Most of our customers are looking for suppliers with a broad knowledge and a contingency plan. Our locations and capabilities provide just that.”
For more information on Multifilm and H&N, please visit www.multifilm.com and www.hnpack.com.
Multifilm and H&N are owned by Constantia Packaging, a worldwide producer of flexible packaging films and foils, with revenues exceeding one billion dollars in 2004. For more information, please visit www.constantiapackaging.com
Posted by Industrial at May 5, 2005 12:41 AM