SIG invests €12 million in a new European tech centre

Aseptic carton packaging manufacturer SIG has announced it is investing €12 million in a new pilot plant, which will be part of the company’s new Tech Centre in Europe.

The new centre will be located close to SIG’s packaging plants in Linnich, Germany. It will help to expedite new product and packaging developments, to meet the ever-increasing demand for more sustainable packaging solutions.

The new pilot plant will host state-of-the-art extrusion and finishing technology as well as advanced quality measurement systems and testing equipment. This will significantly increase serial production processability, system validation and future digital technology capacities.

Built according to the latest and most effective energy standards and food hygiene regulations, the pilot plant is scheduled to be operational by end of 2022. It will increase the co-development of products with SIG customers, speeding up innovation cycles by carrying out short-run test fillings. It will also serve as a showcase plant and modern location for project interaction with customers and stakeholder meetings.

Marcel Schopen, Department Manager Test Field, Prototype & Pilot Plant at SIG, said: “Our new Tech Centre Europe will make us even faster and more efficient in bringing new products and packaging solutions to market. It will help our customers to keep one step ahead of trends and changing consumer demands. In the pilot plant and test field of our Tech Centre, we support all processes from start to finish, including sleeve production, filling products and pallet packing.”

José Matthijsse, President & General Manager Europe at SIG, added: “Our new Tech Centre will create capacities for packaging innovation that will shape SIG’s future growth in Europe. It will enable us to co-develop with our customers and better meet their needs, further strengthening our partnerships and expanding the service we provide to our customers in Europe.”

The announcement came shortly after the company revealed that it would invest around €40 million to construct a new production plant in Queretaro, Mexico.

On the other side of the globe, SIG’s second state-of-the-art production plant for aseptic carton packaging in China is now up and running. Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, the large-scale project has been successfully implemented, once again demonstrating SIG’s ongoing commitment to engineering excellence and sustainability leadership

Founded in 1853 and headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, SIG is a major systems and solutions provider for aseptic carton packaging. The group employs nearly 6,000 employees in over 60 countries. In 2020, SIG produced 38 billion carton packs and generated €1.8 billion in revenue.

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