YOGGIMEET THE NEWYOGGI BOTTLE
WHEN FLEXIBILITY IS THE NAME OF THE GAMEQUAH CHEE KEONG, REGIONAL CONTROLLER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA, TELLS US HOW HE ADAPTS TO NEW CHALLENGES
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MARCEL DE BOTTONA MAN COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND TO A BETTER WORLD
MARCEL DE BARROS TALKS ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN MARKET
DPA BRAZIL
THE CARLYLE GROUP IS PART OF THE FAMILY
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P O L L I N AT I O N DAY | C A S C A I S | P O RT U G A L
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LISA HILLBURNCorporate HR Director Worldwide
welcome to our world
WELCOME TO LOGOWORLD 2016
My name is Lisa Hillburn and I would like to introduce you to LOGOWORLD: Logoplaste’s annual magazine – designed for our external audience of contacts & stakeholders.
LOGOWORLD is the perfect channel to help you un-derstand what it is like on the inside of a Company that hardly ever sleeps.
Back in 2008, we launched our first Logoworld, the flagship of our communication channels at the time and after 9 issues, we decided it was due a complete makeover in terms of look & feel. We wanted something that graphically portrays who we are, what we do and how we do it, across the world, so here is our revamped version.
As a multicultural Company, present in 16 countries and 3 continents, we make it our business to take care of our teams in all their daily endeavors, to ensure every day is a good day at Logoplaste.
In this issue we talk to the CEO of DPA in Brazil, we get to know a little more about our President, Marcel de Botton, give you an insight into our facts & figures, talk about our team’s experiences, and give an overview of our Plants.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our fantastic editorial team in Corporate HR –Vera Pires, Magda Merali & Sílvia Alves who make this happen.We hope you enjoy and your feedback is always welcome!
LOGOWORLD profile
Logoworld is an annual magazine. Published by Logoplaste’s Corporate Human Resources Department
Issue nº 10 / 2016
Design & Layouts Blink Ideas, Portugal Printing by Formato S.A. Portugal
Copies printed: 500
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Contact: [email protected]
Cover page Quah Chee KeongRegional Controller for Logoplaste South East Asia
Lisa HiLLburn Corporate HR Director Worldwide
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QUAH CHee KeoNg
Regional Controller
South East Asia
Quah Chee Keong
Regional Controller South East Asia
EDITORIAL
With Logoplaste, in South East Asia, for the last 3 years, Quah Chee Keong – Regional Controller, is a multitasking person with a diverse background and an enormous capacity do adapt to new challenges.
We asked Quah to tell us a little about his work. Come and meet an extremely organized man.
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Multitasking in a Multinational CoMpanyWhen flexibility is the naMe of the gaMe
What i do “As a Regional Controller, I take care of administration, legal and procedure matters, finance, human resources and accounting. I also communicate with outsourcers, consultants, lawyers, auditors, local authorities such as customs and tax officers. Communication needs to flow smoothly among all parties, to avoid any misunderstanding.
Furthermore, with close interaction with the local team at the plants, I actively make sure that they are motivated and create good energy throughout the team.
Time management is the key to doing it all and doing it well. Planning, discipline and focus are also very important, especially when you work on several different tasks at the same time and you have deadlines to meet.
Another trick I use to organize my schedule is to plan my trips one or two months in advance, so I can prioritize
tasks effectively. Of course, when you travel it means that sometimes your days are long so that you get everything done on time.
the logoplaste WayAll this is easier than it sounds. Logoplaste gives me full autonomy to make my own decisions. Being responsible and having responsibility, gives you the advantage of time – which is precious especially with long time zone differences.
My Colleagues and MeMy relationship with my co-workers is very close. I am a people-oriented manager, open and transparent. Although when the situation requires result-driven action, then I actively cooperate and involve the team to deliver the best and fastest result.
I have always tried to balance between relationship and result-orientation. The book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” written by Stephen Convey, has been guiding me “effectively” on relationship management.
What i Most enjoyThe things that I like to do most at Logoplaste, besides doing my assigned tasks, is meeting new people from various countries and backgrounds, be it colleagues, suppliers, consultants, customers. This allows me to know more about their cultures, their experiences and stories, that most of the time impress me.
solid adviCe
Work hard, learn as much as
you can and do not be calculative
on works assigned by your line
manager or colleagues. Always
stay hungry to learn and do
not stay in your comfort zone.
Challenge yourself constantly
to move to the next level, as the
human will is unlimited.”
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WHO IS THE MAN BEHIND LOGOPLASTE?
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE DIFFERENT, AS YOU GROW OLDER?
CANADA HELPS OUT LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY DONATING BOTTLES
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MARCEL DE BOTTON
WHO’S THE MANBEHIND LOGOPLASTE?
A MAN cOMMITTED TO SuSTAINABILITy AND TO A BETTER WORLD
What is today a multinational operation, started in 1976 as a one-man show. That man, Marcel
de Botton, is today a leader in European Recycling Policies and Logoplaste’s Chairman.
Marcel de Botton has always led a double life, dedicated to both the production of rigid plastic
packaging and recycling.
MARCeL de BottoN
Minho University, 2011
“ Nothing, not anything, can be done without enormous persistence, without effort, without team work, without listening to those who work with us. Encouraging and motivating your team is much more than rewarding, it is fundamental for the success of all.”
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WHO’S THE MANBEHIND LOGOPLASTE?
1989In 1989 Marcel becomes President of “GIR“ Grupo Intersectorial da Reciclagem, (Portuguese Intersectorial Recycling Group). 1990
In 1990 Logplaste’s President assumes role of Chairman of “APIP” - Associação Portuguesa da Indústria de Plásticos (Portuguese Plastic Industry Association), representing 298 companies and employing 13,000 people.
1994Four years later he is Advisory Board Member of ‘CNE - Centro Nacional de Embalagem’ (Portuguese National Package Center).
1995In 1995, Marcel de Botton is Founder and Honorary Chairman of EUPC - European Plastics Converters, representing 23,000 European companies, employing over 1.000.000 people, converting over 24 million tons of polymers per year.
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Distinguished by the President of the Portuguese Republic with:
Insignia of the “Ordem do Mérito Industrial” on February 28th of 1994
Insignia of the “Ordem do Infante D. Henrique” in January 9th of 2006
Distinguished by the Universidade do Minho with the ’Doutor Honoris
Causa’ degree in Science and Engineering of Polymers and Composites.
HONOuRS
A life time dedicated to a better world. Those who have had the opportunity to work with him, say that Marcel de Botton faces life with a positive attitude, a tight grip and realist management, never spending more than is made. His personality has been forged by life’s trials and by an innate survival instinct. Never looking back and always hopeful in the future. Placing his faith in his team has always paid off and today the results are visible.
1999 - 2002Founder of “Sociedade Ponto Verde” in Portugal is his next project. Between 1999 and 2002 Marcel is a Board Member of Plastval - Valorização de Resíduos Plásticos, S.A. One year later, Marcel de Botton is Founder and Vice President of the Board of PIEP – Innovation in Polymers Engineering Nucleolus, at Minho University.
20122012 is marked by the Foundation of PETCORE EUROPE, which represents all members of the PET supply chain. PETCORE EUROPE is a European association representing the PET value chain, including PET manufacturers (CPME), PET converters (EuPC, Forum Pet Europe, EuPET), and PET recycling entities (EuPR). PET is the most collected and recycled plastic material in Europe.
2014Two years later, Marcel de Botton is Honorary President of INTERFILEIRAS – Portuguese National Association in the Recovery, Management and Valorization of Packaging Waste.
2015One year later, in 2015, he is Founder of WFO – WASTE FREE OCEANS PORTUGAL Association, with the purpose to solve national issues related to waste in oceans and other water courses.
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MARCeL de BARRoSDairy Partners Americas CEO
Fabio Salik, Logoplaste’s Managing Director in Brazil, asked Marcel de Barros, DPA’s CEO, to give a quick view on the chilled dairy/yogurt market, on the challenges Brazil’s industry is up against
and on how DPA looks into the future.
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MARcEL DE BARROS, cEO Of DAIRy PARTNERS AMERIcAS, TALkS ABOuT THE BRAzILIAN MARkET
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DPA Brazil is a joint venture between Fonterra and Nestlé that began operations in Latin America in 2003. In 2014, there was a reorganization, with Fonterra taking a 51% stake and Nestlé 49%. DPA operates in the chilled dairy market in Brazil.
How DoeS DPA See THe yogurT mArkeT in brAziL? How DoeS iT ComPAre To THe euroPeAn AnD norTH AmeriCAn mArkeTS?
North America and Europe have mature markets in terms of consumption per capita, mainly growing through innovation. On the other hand, the Brazilian market has growth potential in both directions: consumption per capita and by innovation.
wHAT Are THe mAin CHALLengeS
wHen oPerATing in brAziL?
To operate in Brazil, a company needs to be ready to face important challenges, such as dealing with a deficient and expensive logistic infrastructure, under qualified work force, exchange rate vulnerability, etc. Apart from these, the recent political and economic instability is disturbing the business environment. However, Brazil is a market with
tremendous growth opportunities and DPA is betting on it.
How CAn LogoPLASTe HeLP
wiTH Some of THeSe CHALLengeS?
DPA Brazil is entering a strong expansion phase that should accelerate in the next few years. We seek partners and suppliers that can follow our growth, contributing with innovative products and solutions, having an excellent level of service at competitive prices; and always maintaining the expected quality levels.
wHAT DoeS DPA Seek in iTS SuPPLierS?
wHAT Are THe mAin ATTribuTeS?
To become a DPA supplier in Brazil, a company must go through an appraisal process called “Vendor Approval”. In this process, it evaluates the quality, the financial performance of the supplier, as well as its compliance with local legislation, including labor & environment laws. Only after the supplier has passed all stages, it is fit to do business with DPA. In addition, to stay competitive in such a dynamic market as the yogurt one, DPA expects its suppliers to be world class, constantly bringing innovation into their production processes and products, and to be aware of consumer trends such as environmental sustainability. Suppliers also need to permanently search for cost reductions and higher quality.
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THe reLATionSHiP wiTH LogoPLASTe brAziL begAn in 1997 AnD HAS been SoLiD unTiL ToDAy.
wHAT mAkeS A reLATionSHiP LAST So Long?
An open and honest dialog between both companies is the keystone to the relationship between DPA Brazil and Logoplaste. It promotes the fulfillment of both parties’ expectations.
Long lasting partnerships are based on the alignment of business strategies, on sharing the same values and on conducting business the same way.
Our expectation is to continue this partnership with Logoplaste on the long run, as long as the above premises hold true.
DoeS DPA HAve oTHer in-HouSe oPerATionS? wHAT Are THe ADvAnTAgeS of HAving
A “THrougH THe wALL” SeTuP AS ArArAS?
No, DPA does not have other in-house operations. This category is extremely dynamic and requires great speed from all elements of the supply chain. An in-house operation allows for this dynamism and eliminates transaction costs.
How DoeS DPA See THe fuTure of yogurTS? wHAT Are mArkeT PerSPeCTiveS? AnD ProDuCT TenDenCieS?
The chilled dairy market in Brazil still has many growth opportunities. Although the category has a high pene-tration rate, the per-capita consumption is low (less than 7 kilos per person/per year), well below the average of neighboring countries.
Consumption occurs throughout the day, especially between meals. It is seen as a healthy and tasty snack, leaving room to promote more frequency in the consumption routine.
The market is still concentrated on liquid yogurts and basic pulps. After the launch of the Greek segment, (that DPA Brazil inaugurated in 2012 with NESTLÉ GREGO), the market is becoming more dynamic through innovation and new launches. Brazilian consumers were waiting for better quality yogurts with superior flavor and consistency.
In the next 3 years, we expect to see consumers migrating to higher added-value products, such as self-indulging and healthier yogurts (lactose free, gluten free, etc).
As Brazilians are eating more at home, we will also keep focus on the chilled dessert segment, which is still small in the country. The launch of CHANDELLE CHANTILLY is bringing new consumers to the segment, satisfying the demand for a ready to eat dessert that is not only convenient but also delicious!
Considering the economic situation, and the growth of channels such as Cash & Carry, we expect to see demand evolving to larger formats and multipacks, followed by promotions catching consumers’ attention and offering better deals and “Value for Money”.
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LUCOzADE RIBENA SUNTORY SAYS IT ALL IN ONE SENTENCEINSPIRATION cAN cOME fROM LONG-TERM BuSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
“ While you may not have a great marriage without a partnership. We have proven that you can certainly have a great partnership without a marriage! ”
When Satvinder Dhillon, Head of Packaging Development at Lucozade Ribena Suntory, asked
her team to come up with a sentence to describe their relationship with Logoplaste’s Group,
the result was unexpected.
This is how one member of the LRS Packaging Team described the past 3 years working with
Chris Clarke, UK R&D Manager Logoplaste Innovation Lab and his team.
On March 9th 2016, both companies got together in Coleford for a Technical Meeting.
Logoplaste presented the results of the 6-month study which has used different oxygen scavenger materials.
A cross learning and information share to support future decision-making on packaging development.
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LUCozAde RIBeNA SUNtoRyYann Maurice | Packaging Director,
SBFE and Centre of ExcellenceLeonie Watson | SBFE, Stability Group Manager
Paul Jones | Analytical Scientist Louise Durham | Analytical Scientist
bridgitte Davies | Micro Biologist alison nyman | Packaging development /
Baseball Project Manager
LogopLASte INNovAtIoN LAB susana Garcia | Raw Material Consultant
Luis barros | Laboratory Technician Joana silva | INOV Contacto Trainee
Chris Clarke | UK R&D Manager
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LIGhTWEIGhT CONTAINERS OPENS US kEG
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ightweight Containers BV is the
company behind the KeyKeg and UniKeg brands. These unique lightweight kegs combine groundbreaking R&D and advanced production methods with a clear understanding of what the customers need. The result is two complete families of one-way kegs that stand out in the market due to their innovation, quality, convenience, safety and sustainability.
In May, Lightweight Containers issued a press release explaining the start-up:
“Lightweight Containers has started up a new production line to make KeyKeg Slimlines and UniKegs. The new line is in Joliet, Illinois (US). The fully automated computer and robot-driven line can produce the entire Slimline and UniKeg series depending on demand. Logoplaste supports and oversees the line’s daily production. With the new line, Lightweight Containers is preparing for the rapid growth it anticipates in the United States. Anita Veenendaal, CCO of Lightweight Containers, says, “In the last six years, our worldwide sales have grown by more than 40% a year. A production line in the US will en-able us to respond to the growing demand more quickly and flexibly. We also know that there’s broad support from the American society for setting up a factory there, since we’re contributing to the US economy.”
ConCentration on r&D, sales, anD marKeting The new plant was designed in close collaboration with the manufacturing specialist Logoplaste. Logoplas-te takes care of organizing the line’s daily production. Jan Veenendaal CEO of Light-weight Containers has this to say about this partnership: “Working with Logoplaste is enabling us to grow faster in the US, as well as to concentrate more on R&D, sales, and marketing. Logoplaste is a highly pro-fessional production partner who completely shares our views
on quality and continuity. The new production line is a logical consequence of our strategy of producing as closely as possible to our customers.”
the same langUage David Batey, Regional Commercial Director for Logoplaste NCEE: “Logoplaste and Lightweight Containers are both ambitious, successful family firms and we speak the same language. Besides that Lightweight Containers knows the ins and outs of both the production line and the manufacturing process through and through. Because of this we were able to round off the preparations quickly, professionally and successfully. The start of the fully automated production line went well and we’re now producing at full capacity.” Lightweight Containers is well known for the one-way 20- and 30-liter KeyKeg. The family-owned company, market leader in high-quality one-way kegs, develops, produces, and sells the KeyKeg and guarantees the continuity and quality of the KeyKeg concept.
This revolutionary and successful one-way keg develops and leads the market for one-way kegs and is available in 10, 20- and 30-liter versions. Breweries, wineries and other beverage companies prefer and use KeyKegs all over the world, as they are especially suited for carbonated and still beverages. KeyKegs are currently sold to clients in more than 52 countries. KeyKegs are produced in Germany, the Netherlands and the US. Further expansion of production plants is planned. Logoplaste Joliet is excited with this challenge and happy to be a part of the production of this innovative, sustainable concept.
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“Logoplaste is a highly professional production partner who completely shares our views on quality and continuity.”
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JuLy 2016
LOGOPLASTE RECEIvED ThE SUSTAINABILITY EXCELLENCE AWARDSC Johnson was pleased to announce that Logoplaste was
the recipient of its 2016 Sustainability Excellence Award.
Logoplaste received the Sustainability Excellence Award
for helping SC Johnson pioneer the first 100 percent post-
consumer recycled Windex® bottle, providing a win for the
company, a win for consumers and a win for the environment.
Winners were announced at the 2nd Annual Top Supplier
Award ceremony on June 30th, 2016, during an SC Johnson
supplier recognition event in Chicago. The event celebrated
critical suppliers that contributed to the company’s growth
and underscored the company’s commitment to quality
and innovation. “We are thrilled to celebrate these world-class
suppliers who contribute so much to SC Johnson’s success,” said
Kelly M. Semrau, Senior Vice President - Global Corporate Affairs,
Communication and Sustainability. “Congratulations to all the
award winners not only for operational excellence and the many
product innovations they’ve supported, but on delivering beyond
expectations.”
Logoplaste’s Team and Filipe de Botton were honored
to receive the award. “It is an honor to, once again (and
on a row!), be part of the awards ceremony as a winning
supplier. Logoplaste strives to meet Partner expectations,
especially when it comes to protecting the environment.
We are all very happy to be a part of this 100% post-
consumer recycled project and will keep on delivering on a
daily basis our engagement with SC Johnson.”
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MAy 2016
ECOvER OCEAN BOTTLE WINS GREEN GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2016Logoplaste Innovation Lab with the Ecover Ocean bottle
project just won the Green Good Design Award 2016
in the packaging category.
Architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning
projects, product, packaging, and graphic designs from over
20 nations were awarded with Green GOOD DESIGN 2016,
representing the world’s most important manufacturers
and design firms. This also includes the leading FORTUNE
500 corporations that are forwarding a new emphasis on a
more sustainable design and environment worldwide.
This is the 8th year The Chicago Athenaeum institution
has developed this very specialized edition of the original
GOOD DESIGN program.
Green GOOD DESIGN identifies and emphasizes the
world’s most important examples of sustainable design
and to develop a public awareness program to the general
public about which global companies are doing the best job
ecological and sustainable design for our world environments.
The original GOOD DESIGN founded in Chicago in 1950
remains the oldest and most important Awards Program
worldwide.
For 2016 Green GOOD DESIGN, the Chicago Athenaeum
received hundreds of submissions from around the world.
Members of The European Center’s International Advisory
Committee - worldwide leaders in the design industry - served
as the jury and selected over 100 products, programs, people,
environmental planning, and architecture as outstanding
examples of Green Design from 22 nations.
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MARcH 2016
LOGOPLASTE SãO CRISTóvãO WINS AN IPIRANGA AWARD Logoplaste São Cristóvão, Brazil, wins Best Service
Level award at an Ipiranga’s event.
The award was included in the MAIS Ipiranga
Supplier Program, where vendors are rated
in the following categories: Technical Quality,
Commercial Relationship and Service Level.
Logoplaste São Cristóvão reached an impressive
mark of 100% OTIF (on time in full deliveries) during
the whole year of 2015.
fEBRuARy 2016
LOGOPLASTE INNOvATION LAB WINS GOLD AT ThE GERMAN DESIGN AWARDS The iconic bottle ECOvER wins the prestigious Gold
award at the German Design Awards 2016.
Present to receive the trophy were Logoplaste
Innovation Lab members: helder Almeida, head
of Project, and Carlos Rego, Designer Coordinator.
The Jury’s statement on the project summarizes
the basic ideas that were taken into consideration
when creating ECOvER:
“Ecover Ocean bottle is the first bottle manufactured out
of recycled plastic to include 10 % ocean plastic waste.
The form of the bottle is the result of rigorously applying
the skeleton design principles of microorganisms in nature.
With the help of bionics, this design was able to reduce
the material usage by 20 % in comparison to conventional
plastic bottles – with the same level of stability
and functionality. The Ecover Ocean bottle is an excellent,
sustainable product that deals with the problem of plastic
waste in the ocean and brings the topics of recycling
and sustainability to a higher level. An exemplary solution.”
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LOGOPLASTE WINS 2ND PLACE AT ThE SAP QUALITY AWARDS Logoplaste’s SAP Project “Treasury Management System
including Bank Communication Management” won Silver
in the category of “Fast Delivery” projects.
Representing Logoplaste was Rui Marques (SAP
Project Manager) and Isabel Machado (Corporate Cash
Manager). The project had the participation of Stratesys,
partner specialized in SAP.
The new solution optimizes the management of
Corporate Treasury in 18 countries. key projects aspects
are: immediate access to balance in each bank account,
faster access to real time and quality information,
improvement in standardization across the department,
85% increase in processes automation, and increased
control and saving in bank commissions.
OcTOBER 2015
RIBENA 1,5 LT BOTTLE WINS ThE hORNERS BOTTLEMAkERS AWARD 2015 The ceremony took place at the Worshipful horners
Annual Banquet and there to receive the prize was Chris
Clarke, Logoplaste Innovation Lab, and head of Lucozade
Ribena Suntory Packaging Development, Satvinder Dhillon.
This award recognizes innovation in the field of plastic
bottles, and is organized in association with the British
Plastic Federation.
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POLLINATION DAY IS ORGANIZED BY LOGOPLASTE INNOVATION LAB
For more information please contact [email protected]
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Uk PLASTIC INDUSTRY AWARDS 2015 Logoplaste UK, was the winner of the Best Environmental or Energy Efficiency Program of the Year.
The event took place at the London hilton on Park Lane with more the 500 people present.
POLLINATION DAY IS ORGANIZED BY LOGOPLASTE INNOVATION LAB
For more information please contact [email protected]
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PhBOTTLEPHBOTTLE PROJEcT kEEPS ROLLING
ONE STEP AHEAD
pedRo LopeSProject Manager
Logoplaste Innovation Lab is part of a Consortium brought together to develop a bottle, where the raw material is entirely made from fruit wastewater. On April 18th in Brussels, Maria Eugenia Zacarias and Pedro Lopes participated in a workshop, where Pedro presented “PHB: Opportunities for Rigid Packaging.”PHBottle, funded by the European Commission, aims to develop a biodegradable material (PHB, polyhydroxybutyrate) by fermentation of food industry by-products (juice processing wastewater). This is where the raw material will come from.Logoplaste Innovation Lab will design the bottle and study the PHB conditions for both injection stretch blow moulding and extrusion blow moulding. The team will also be responsible of the industrial validation.
A daring innovative concept and a challenge for all involved.
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On December 2015, Carlos Rego, Designer Coordinator at Logoplaste Innovation
Lab, was invited to as speaker and to participate in a discussion panel at the Nature
Inspired Manufacturing Workshop organized by the University of Cambridge
and Heriot Watt University. This event consisted of ten lectures from diverse fields
of Biomimetics, from plants biomechanics applied to the build of cars frameworks
and aeronautics, natural vision systems applied to the design of a new generation
of groundbreaking microprocessors, natural perception and learning principles
applied to robotics and AI, natural surgery processes… and many other amazing
subjects. Carlos Rego talked about the integration of Biomimicry Methodology
in a business innovation process to gain a competitive edge. Logoplaste Innovation
Lab was the only company present related with packaging development.
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PREvENT RESIN PELLET LOSSIT’S ALL ABOuT cLEANING THE SEAS
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was set up to tackle unintentional spills from the plastics industry which is one of the sources of plastic pellets in the oceans.
“We have all experienced the potential for a small quantity of plastic pellets that can end up on the floor at any point during the plastic manufacturing process; pellets can fall to the floor from process, during cleaning of equipment or, in most cases at the time of delivery either from bags into bins or from the tanker delivery into our silos. These pellets then can find their way into drains and they make their way into the waste water systems, the risk of getting into the ocean increases and subsequently into the food chain.”
This year, a study to Quantity Pellet Emissions in the UK has been produced by Eunomia on behalf of the environmental charity Fidra. The report estimates plastic pellet loss at 0.001% to 0.01% of pellets handled by the processor. This estimate is based on reviewing existing studies on pellet loss.
To tackle this important issue, British Plastics Federation challenged its associates by inviting plastic industry companies to reduce the loss of pellets to the environment.
Although procedures were already in place to avoid spills and pellet loss in Logoplaste’s plants, Stephen Mancey* embraced the challenge and committed to ZERO% loss not only for the United Kingdom, but for all the NCEE Region.
The main objective of plastic industries is to protect the environment by having zero pellets entering the water systems and eventually the sea.
*Logoplaste’s Managing Director for NCEE – North, Central and Eastern Europe
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ONE STEP AHEAD
A BRAND TO MIRROR PERFORMANCE
LOGOPLASTE INNOvATION LAB HAS A NEW IMAGE
We go behind the scenes to find out how Logoplaste’s Innovation Lab new rebrand came to be. Design & Biomimicry
Manager, Carlos Rego, tells us how this change came about.
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Logoplaste Group, felt that their current logo was not portraying what the company is today. It has matured with time, and gained more experience in the development of innovative packaging solutions that answer to Partners’ most challenging and complex requests. The company’s success is based on their 360 degree view of the package development process. All the variables of the innovation process are answered, human and technical factors are taken into consideration, as well as economic, environmental and social. The symbol, as whole, represents the 4 axis of the innovation process, always present in the development of any packaging, making the product relevant, feasible, viable and sustainable.Each curve is a variable: Human, Technical, Economic and Sustainability. The waves portray Logoplaste’s Innovation Lab flexibility and adaptation to new challenges and contexts.
The outer circle shows the company’s globality, supported by the European and United States hubs. 3 colours are used. Carlos Rego tells us what they represent and also explains the new slogan, “Packaging Solutions for Life”: • Orange – vibrant, creativity, ability to overcome our own limits• Dark grey – elegance, maturity, responsibility and discipline• Light brown – friendship, honesty, sincerity and authenticity
“Life” has a triple meaning: • Our solutions improve the quality of life of those who
use them• Our solutions are more reliable• Our solutions are more sustainable The new brand was developed by the Design team over the past year and half, a well thought out process, matured overtime.
On Logoplaste Innovation LabAn independent division of Logoplaste Group exclusively dedicated to the research and development of the most Desirable, Feasible, Viable and Sustainable Packaging solutions.
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WhAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ,
AS YOU GROW OLDER?MAkING A DIffERENcE…
…cAN GO A LONG WAy INTO THE fuTuRE.
SOcIAL RESPONSIBILITy
The transition from adolescence into adulthood faces young people with new situations and difficult choices. Young people with special needs have the same aspirations to being an “adult” as anyone else, yet their options are often limited, and they need more support to reach their goals.
For most young adults with special needs, graduating from high school brings them into a “no man’s land” of care provision, as specialized support is no longer provided, making most of the vocational training and employment opportunities unreachable.
Although there are no official statistics, within the population served by CADIn many young adults are in this situation. They lead extremely secluded lives without a meaningful life-project and few prospects for the future. Moreover, the overwhelming majority of these young adults go on living with their parents, with very restricted social networks and little contact with their age-peers.At CADIn we have been creating and implementing projects for these youngsters since 2005.
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One of the first special projects created by CADIn is aimed at promoting socio-professional integration amongst youngsters with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Asperger’s Syndrome. Many people with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome achieve academic success, but struggle to find and maintain work, because of their deficit in communication and social skills. CADIn’s team works in two fronts to promote sustainable employment for them:
Helping young adults meet the needs of the labor market, through training in soft skills, job hunting and strategies for success in the workplace
Helping employers, as well as co-workers, embrace neurodiversity, through training focused on the characteristics of workers with ASD and workplace management
Nuno is one of CADIn’s long time clients, and a success story. Nuno had a previous job experience at a service station and finally found professional satisfaction, and integration, as an Administrative Assistant in the Department of Human Resources of Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
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“A Par e Passo” is an idiomatic expression that conveys the idea of walking “in pairs” and “step by step”. This was the name chosen for yet another project, CADIn’s befriending & mentoring program for young adults living with neurodevelopmental disorders and other mental health problems.This project aims to fight isolation and to promote inclusion of young adults with special needs through the support of volunteer befrienders & mentors. In Pairs - each volunteer will work directly with a beneficiary, offering support and guidance
Step by step - supported by this relationship, beneficiaries take small steps to get out of their iso-lation, become more active, socialize, pick up old hobbies and discover new ones, as well as look for training and employment opportunities
Mónica, one of the volunteers has been a befriender to M. for 6 months. In their meetings they have goneout for walks, visits to museums and challenged their fears at a treetop adventure park. These are but two examples
of the many people whose lives CADIn, its corporate partners and volunteers, are helping to improve.
The fact is everyone is unique, so let us embrace people’s differences and give them a chance to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.
For more information on CADIn please visit www.cadin.net. Logoplaste’s Social Responsibility Program is fully devoted to CADIn.
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STeP by STeP, HAnD in HAnD
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CANADA hELPS OUT LOCAL COMMUNITIES
BY DONATING
Always alert to what they can do for their community, Logoplaste Edmonton and Logoplaste Burnaby, both contributed with bottles to help children build igloos.
Logoplaste Edmonton donated the milk jugs to a Boys and Girls Club in WETASKIWIN ALBERTA.
The Club runs a day care center that looks after local children. They also work very closely with social services providing care for disadvantaged children and children who have been taken into care.
Logoplaste Burnaby got 437 bottles together so that COMOX VALLEY CHAMBE OF COMMERCE could build an igloo for the children.
The igloo was built to be part of one of the children’s activities during the Winterjam festival that is held every January in the Comox valley. This festival is a 31-day multi-venue music, entertainment, food and winter sports spectacular.
igloo construction took 12 hours and provided tons of fun for the kids.
Both results were amazing:
perfect constructions for happy children!
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ThANkSGIvING feels DIFFERENTDoing good for others, in an efficient way…
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On March 8th Logoplaste Brazil paid tribute to all female employees, by celebrating INTER-NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY in a special way.
In all plants across the country, for every shift, women were presented with chocolates, making it an unforgettable day for all, as they were not expecting it. THE HR TEAM WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULT.
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Each year, in November, just before the THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, Logoplaste Plainfield, Chicago, Racine, Logoplaste Innovation Lab and Logoplaste Headquarters collect food for a local Food Pantry.
The project involves not only the donation, but also working for a couple of hours putting together the holiday gift boxes for families in need.
It is a great challenge for the team to map out the most efficient process flow to building the gift boxes with the goal of beating the time record from the prior year.
This year, a team of 13, put together 69 boxes in 35 minutes! Since it was so efficient, the next hour was spent sorting donated food.
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The Carlyle Group agrees to partner with current shareholders of Logoplaste. The investment will foster further growth and fuel
international expansion in US and Europe.
LogopLASte ANd tHe CARLyLe gRoUp AddReSSINg tHe HQ teAM
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n June 27th 2016 The Carlyle Group
issued the following press release, creating a milestone in Logoplaste’shistory:
The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) announced that it has reached a partnership agreement with the family-owned business Logoplaste Group (Logoplaste) to support the continued growth of the Company. The agreement will reinforce the financial strength of Logoplaste and increase its investment capacity.
Capital for this investment will come from Carlyle Europe Partners IV (CEP IV), a European upper-mid-market buyout fund. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing requirements and regulatory approvals.
Logoplaste is a global designer and manufacturer of value-added rigid plastic packaging solutions to a wide range of blue-chip clients, with its origin and roots in Portugal. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the company reported sales in 2015 of €468 million and employs 2,000 people in 16 countries across 4 continents.
Filipe de Botton, Co-CEO of Logoplaste said: “We are delighted to partner with The Carlyle Group to support Logoplaste’s global growth plans. The combination of Carlyle’s global presence, experience in our markets and financial strength will help us to take advantage of the exciting opportunities available to us. We are proud of our strong reputation and entrepreneurial culture, of our 2,000 colleagues who have helped to build the company, and of our commitment to serving our global partners. We look forward, with the support of our new partner, Carlyle, to further building on these foundations.”Alexandre Relvas, Co-CEO of Logoplaste commented:
Alex Wagenberg, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group said: “Logoplaste is globally renowned for innovation and customer service due to the commitment of its global team of talented managers and employees. The company holds a strong position in a growing sector, and is also well positioned for future expansion due to its innovative R&D capabilities, efficient operating model, and partnership with longstanding blue chip customers. We look forward to working with Filipe, Alexandre and all the management team to further develop the company, using the expertise Carlyle has in helping to grow international businesses, along with our strong experience in opening new global markets for leading European-based packaging companies.”
Credit Suisse and PLMJ advised Logoplaste and its shareholders. Barclays and Linklaters served as advisors to The Carlyle Group for the transaction.
O “Logoplaste’s management team has been impressed with Carlyle’s partnership approach. As the company celebrates its 40th anniversary, Logoplaste looks forward to a brighter future which will bring exciting opportunities to our colleagues and partners. “
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of Logoplaste’s DNA, for it is where teams have a chance to express their ideas and concerns.
Each meeting, anywhere around the world, has employees as well as HR representatives. Meetings are informal, but every word counts.
Iberia shares the same HR Team, 5 dedicated professionals
that have the largest plant concentration in the world to take care of.
When it comes to planning their route, Iberian HR divides into groups and starts assigning plants.
As time goes by, HR has found that the two countries are not so different as one would initially think.
FIN MEETINGS, THE TEAMS SHOW SIMILAR cHARAcTERISTIcS
Since the majority either belong to Logoplaste’s origin or to the first internationalization phase, they can analyze the before and after along the company’s timeline Project the future, what are the next steps yet stay focused on the here and now
Have tremendous work experience they are eager to share with others
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ChANGING NAMES SAME TEAM, SAME cOMMITMENT TO ExcELLENcE,
JuST A DIffERENT NAME
CPa - Contracts and Project analysis, has, after careful consideration, decided to change their name to PCm – Pricing and Contract management.
Why this change of name, well-established within Logoplaste? The reason is simple. It was noted, over time, in meetings with Partners that the previous
designation, CPA, did not lead to the immediate understating of the department’s scope. And at times, it created a certain confusion. As a Customer oriented department, PCM changed their name to avoid uncertainty and doubt. The team remains the same, as well as does the commitment level and effort towards internal and external clients. Only the name changed.
This year two Corporate Departments, seeded at Headquarters in Cascais, underwent a name changes to better portray what they do and who they do it for.
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internal audits, an important part of daily life at the plants
The Logoplaste Performance Management (LPM) was created in 2008 to address issues regarding industrial performance. At the time the department comprised essentially of managing the industrial KPI system and initiated the preferred supplier initiative. Since the departments inception, the team has initiated and participated in many group projects while broadening its responsibilities and today, the team concentrates its effort on three key focus areas:
industrial Performance – monitoring the perfor-mance evolution of all plants and provide a platform to permit effective benchmarking.
asset Conservation – promoting effective asset conservation by implementing tools (SAP-PM) and developing methodologies to permit the good management of all maintenance and repair activities at the plants.
internal audits – measuring compliance against corporate processes (logistics), evaluating the effectiveness of controls and validating the reliability of the SAP against physical counts and other documented evidences
The internal audits are taking on an increasingly import role in the organization because these interventions not only measure and guarantee corporate compliance, but also afford the plants the opportunity to share and learn “best practices”, ensure that they have a good understanding of group
language (terminologies and concepts) and align their day-to-day routines, procedures and processes in their continuous strive to be “best in class”.
This year LPM decided to change its name to APM (Audits and Performance Management) to better characterizing the department’s mission/objective. Same team, same responsibilities, just a different name.
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YOGGIMEET THE NEW yOGGI BOTTLE
The bottle that wants to inspire Portuguese to see the positive side of life’s little daily problems.
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oggi, leading Portuguese brand for liquid yogurt, just announced its new bottle,
with a strong campaign focused on social media. Aligned with the brand’s strategy and values, Yoggi handles the little daily problems with humor, under the new signature “#Élíquido!”, which means “#It’s liquid!”
The project for the new bottle started in 2014, at Logoplaste’s Innovation Lab CAD Department, as a project to optimize weight. At the time Yoggi, was restructuring its communication strategy. It was a great opportunity to modernize the package’s Design Language, making it more distinctive, unique and relevant for both the brand and its consumers.
Lactalis accepted the challenge and Logoplaste’s Innovation Lab Design team presented 3 proposals for the redesign. To give the brand a “fresher” look, nothing better than the Refresh proposal to be chosen and developed until the industrial production phase, and of course, presentation to the market.
The solutions found by Logoplaste Innovation Lab alloweda weight reduction from 11 to 9 grams in each produced unit.
The reduction in raw material also encompassed the bottle’s sleeve – the label. Around 70 million bottles are produced a year, estimating a reduction in raw material of about 18%, which translated into about 140 tons.
For 30 years in the Portuguese market, “Yoggi continues to grow and innovate. As market leader in this segment, it is crucial to accompany the latest trends and be close to our target audience” refers Nathalie Julia, Lactalis Nestlé, Group Marketing Manager.
“The new bottle is out with a modern and appealing design, keeping Yoggi’s signature and quality taste. In the back, we innovated with over 200 positive as well as creative sentences, that will inspire and surprise teenagers.”
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Last year Logoplaste’s Internal Communications Department had a big challenge: to launch a corporate television program for the plants.
Why television? Because is it an appealing way to transmit information. Broadcasted news looks good, information is short and straight to the point, strong images and exciting movies grab people’s attention. Content can be divided into programs, making it easy to organize the loop.
The objective was to deliver not only a global messages worldwide, but also to provide plants with a new channel for their plant specific information. As a multinational company, Logoplaste wanted to create more involvement with all its team, sharing the same corporate message at the same time. One year later the results are very good. Employees
enjoy the new channel and are always up to date on what is going on worldwide.
A universal corporate TV project, with a centralized back office, is powerful solution making it very easy to manage and update. Logoplaste has 12 official languages and broadcasts are localized for each country, but the message is always the same.
On top of the corporate loop, plants can upload their specific information which serves a double purpose. On the one hand, this content is relevant to the teams at that plant, so it makes the channel even more useful. On the other hand, people pay more attention to the global, corporate, information as they know the broadcast also contains content that is relevant to their day-to-day work.
CORPORATE TELEvISION WORLDWIDE
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CATóLICABAck TO ScHOOL
Following last year’s success, 2015 saw a new session of The Logoplaste International Series at the renowned Católica University in Lisbon. Tailored courses and hard work for the group, but it paid off and everyone found the contents useful and the teachers captivating. Another feature of this course is the innate team-building component: “meeting people from other geographies, whom which we work almost every day”.
Facilitators were very good, showing great expertise in their areas
Group interactions and practical role play where an important component
The training stimulated a simple concept “learn to listen and learn to understand”
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ECOvADISWHy EcOvADIS?
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covadis: what does it do, for who and how:
“EcoVadis’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assessments help companies to monitor environmental, ethical, and social practices of suppliers and business partners across 150 purchasing categories, 110 countries and 21 CSR indicators.
Over 130 industry leaders such as Verizon, Merck, Coca Cola Enterprises, Heineken, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal, Renault-Nissan, ING Bank, and Nokia use EcoVadis to reduce risk, drive innovation and foster transparency and trust among over 25,000 trading partners.”
It basically gives a clear picture, for both the supplier and the buyer, of how the company is doing in terms of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
In today’s competitive market it is essential to know exactly where you stand and where do you want to go regarding these two fundamental areas.
Logoplaste has enrolled with Ecovadis and in the last 2 years improvements have been reported. Ecovadis helps in measuring what is being done as well as how it is being done.
Ecovadis also serves as a challenger do to better and more.
To improve the environmental performance In 2015, Logoplaste launched a worldwide campaign asking employees to take even more care when using water. Water saving awareness embraced both the workplace and home.
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cORPORATE fINANcE HAS 2 INTERNS
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is getting will shape their future career decisions. Sofia Meneses, Corporate Finance Director, believes it is not only important, but a responsibility, to help young adults as they prepare for their professional life.
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One of the MBA requirements is for students to internship. Manuel Lourenço chose Logoplaste, he applied and was accepted. With an exclusive background in Banking, this internship will help Manuel have contact, on the one hand, with business and industrial side of Logoplaste, and on the other, with the bank-company dynamics, from a client’s point of view.
So, we asked Manuel how is the Summer Internship going on different levels… • on a work level – “Luck was on my side, as I started my internship in a time when Logoplaste is about to undergo a major transformation in its capital structure. Change phases are always intense processes, great learning opportunities” • Team integration – “I was well received. The company is opened minded and informal, but at the same time strict and professional”• Personally – “I feel at home at Logoplaste. I have support to perform my tasks and structure from my superiors” • Impact on MBA studies – “Until the end of the MBA, students can choose their courses. This internship will help me pick in a productive and conscious way” Manuel believes this internship is essential for his last semester, helping him decided which elective courses to choose, where he wants to focus his efforts, and what he would like to do in the near future.
Mariana is enrolled in the CLSBE Mentoring Program and her Mentor happens to be Filipe de Botton, Logoplaste’s Co-CEO, so it was a natural that her Summer Internship be at Logoplaste.
A Summer Internship is always short, but it gives students hands-on-the-job experience. Currently Mariana is working on bank contracts and SAP.
Mariana likes being here: “The work environment is really good and everyone is kind as well as professional. I like what I am doing and have learnt a lot, by shadowing and by doing.”
As a 1st Year Management Student, Mariana finds that practical knowledge is important and well looked upon. She also likes to see how you apply in real life, what you have learned in the classroom. This experience will encourage to study harder, as she has seen it is useful in the near future.
On a persona level Mariana tell us: “It has been a challenge to come to work during vacation time, but it is worth it. This internship is making me grow as a person and as a professional.”
cOuNTRy: PORTUGAL, CASCAIS | LOcATION: hEADQUARTERS | HOSTING DEPARTMENT: CORPORATE FINANCE
INTERNSHIP cOAcH: SOFIA MENESES, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Intern: mariana soUsa Age: 19Status: 1st year stUDentSchool: CATólICA lIsBon sBE (ClsBE)Course: BusInEss MAnAgEMEnT
Intern: manUel loUrenço Age: 32 Status: taKing 1 year of from worK at MonTEPIo BAnk (sInCE 2009) School: ThE lIsBon MBA InTErnATIonAl 2016 – MBA novA+CATólICACourse: MBA
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MILk DAy Logoplaste Lons was present at the Journée Mondiale
du Lait 2016, in May.
The day was a success with more than 650 visitors
non-stop to both Logoplaste’s Booth, animation
center and plant. Daniel Moreau and the Lons team did
a great job organizing a genuine success!
There were mould displays so visitors can understand
how bottles are made. There were fun activities
for the children “fish your bottle” and “make a cow”.
And, of course, a guided tour of the plant, Logoplaste
workshop was the favorite among the audiences.
The weather was cloudy but it did not rain and
everyone had a great time.
MEXICOSAN LuIS POTOSI LOGOPLASTE SAN LuIS POTOSI
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L’óreal, in Mexico, decided to organize a soccer
tournament and invited Logoplaste San Luis Potosi.
Little did they know that they were inviting a team
of expert players…
Logoplaste won the cup.
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POLANDRETuRNING HOME
WITH LOGOPLASTE
After graduating from university and working in
the plastics industry in Poland, Tomasz Gerat and
Jakub Grzyb moved to the Uk 10 years ago looking
for a different experience and, at the same time, to
practice their English.
Both friends began their journey at Logoplaste Leeds
as operators, but wanted to develop their careers.
They studied hard and passed the NvQ exams –
UK National Vocational Qualifications, and after
a few years were promoted to Blow Moulding
Technicians. The Leeds team was always there to
help and share their knowledge.
When rumors of a new plant in Poland stared,
Jakub and Tomasz positioned themselves, letting
NCEE anagement know they were fully available
to embrace the startup plant. Returning to their
families, and homeland, was a dream that was about
to come true.
After 10 years, distance from their families was
reduced by 2.000 km, always working for Logoplaste.
NEThERLANDSELSTELST IN A PIOvAN MOvIE
Logoplaste Elst was invited to be in a promotional
spot. Piovan, specialized in the manufacturing
of auxiliary equipment for the plastics industry,
was the supplier of choice for the ancillary
equipment at Logoplaste Elst. Piovan regards the
installation at Elst as one of their best projects
and asked Logoplaste if they could make a
promotional video for their website.
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PORTUGAL cAScAIS HQALL 4 yOuTH
HELPING THE NExT GENERATION By
PROvIDING TOOLS TO JuMP START
THEIR cAREER.
Logoplaste is part of the Alliance for Youth, a Nestlé
initiative to help young adults enter the employment
market. The program provides them with tools so they
can prepare a cv and a cover letter, create their profile on
Linked In, look for a job in a pro-active and smart manner,
as well as handle themselves in an interview.
In June, Logoplaste hQ hosted Nestlé, and the other
companies, for a work session in Cascais. Participating
companies included Sonae, Graphicsleader, vodafone, The
Navigator Company, BPI Bank and BA vidro.
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PORTUGAL cAScAIS HQJAckSONvILLE uNIvERSITy
vISITS HEADQuARTERS Jacksonville University’s Executive MBA students, USA,
went on an European field trip. Their agenda included
a visit to Logoplaste and Logoplaste Innovation Lab’s
headquarters in Cascais.
The team was enthusiastic about their guided
tour, especially on the presentations about work
methodology, project and customer management.
When we asked them for a group photo, they were
very well prepared, for they even brought their school
banner.
PLANT DIREcTORy
PORTUGAL MEALHADAWHO IS THE BEST IN TOTAL PRODucTIvE MAINTENANcE? Logoplaste Mealhada, Portugal, is a plant with Total
Productive Maintenance project running for the past few
years.
Every year the plant pays tribute to an employee
as a way to:
/ Recognize extraordinary work a person did throughout
the year, in various areas within the plant
Encourage and distinguish employees efforts during
the year
/ Motivate by interlinking the team with the plants
objectives
In 2015 the Certificate for Excellence, rewarding
pristine performance and full collaboration in TPM,
was given to vitor Alves.
vitor has been with Logoplaste for 19 years. Through
time he has held different positions. Today he is part
of the Maintenance Team.
Vitor won because:he actively participated in the improvement of the plant’s overall performance
he always shared his knowledge with everyone who was interested to learn
he shows a committed level on a daily basis, learning, growing and improving
he reinvests what he has learned into the plant so that both, vitor and Logoplaste, grow side by side
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PORTUGALGuARDA
LOGOPLASTE GuARDA, LONG LASTING TRADITION
João Adaixo from Logoplaste Guarda has worked
for Logoplaste since January 1st 1977 making him
our longest serving employee.
PORTUGALSANTA IRIA DIREcTLy fROM
THE PARTNER…
“Logoplaste is quite reliable and flexible, embracing in a committed, speedy and professional way all innovation and continuous improvement projects”. MIgUeL MIRAProcurement & Planning Director – Portugal
SPAINvILcHES uNExPEcTED vISIT By A MOTORcycLE GANG
Logoplaste vilches, in Spain, had a surprise visit
from Sin Riders – a motor cycle gang, whose motto
is “on the road with alcohol free bear”.
They came to the plant and spent some time learning
all about Stretch Blow Molding production.
Amazement came when they saw how a pre-form
becomes a bottle. A different day for Sin Rides
and for the vilches team as well.
PLANT DIREcTORy
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SPAIN GuADALAJARALOGOPLASTE GuADALAJARA cERTIfIED IN ENERGy MANAGEMENT SySTEM – ISO 50001
Congratulations are in order for Guadalajara as the
plant, integrated as a member of Lactalis Nestlé
team, receives the ISO 500001 certification.
The factory announced at the end of last year
that they would be pursing this certification focused
on efficient use of energy.
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UkRAINE
cOMMEMORATING 7 yEARS
Of ExISTENcE Logoplaste Ukraine had its 7th year anniversary last
January 13th and decided to celebrate combining
a training and a party.
The 8 hour training was focused on “Effective
teamwork and Corporate values” and afterwards
there was a party where the dance floor was
rocking.
UkLEEDSLEEDS cOMPLETES PERSONAL
DEvELOPMENT PROGRAM
All the Leeds’ Team Leaders and 2 Senior
Engineers successfully completed the Personal
Development Program, endorsed by ILM.
The program was developed specifically for
Logoplaste. The objective was to assist teams
in their current role to achieve objectives.
It also provided management skills as a foundation
for personal development. The program was
structured into 3 modules, 2 days each, representing
direct, practical and development exercises:
Module One Leadership Skills
Module Two People Skills
Module Three Management Skills
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Uk uk ANNuAL fOcuS GROuP MEETING
Focus Meetings have a pivotal role in hearing
what the plants have to say.
In these sessions feedback is given to human Resources,
and actions points from previous meetings are followed up.
In the Uk, Focus Group Members get together
once a year with 2 purposes:
This year the gathering took place in center of the Uk
(Milton keynes), on March 1st and 2nd.
The first day-full of Team Building activities,was
lots of fun. The 20 members were split into
4 groups and the team leaders were asked to wear
funny costumes. They had wacky races competitions,
teams had to build a sledge and race it down
the slopes, ensuring the vehicle reached the finishing line
in one piece. Finally, they had fun tubing down the slops
and bumping into each other.
Annual Focus Meeting is also a way to say “thank you”
to all participants, not only for their time but for the
commitment in helping to build a stronger community
within Logoplaste employees.
For team building – where people from different
plants have a chance to meet and build stronger
relationships, as well as compete in various
challenges, where fun and skills are required
For brainstorm session – where important
topics, such as Welfare and Facilities,
Communication, Structure of Focus Group
Meetings, are analyzed and discussed,
planning the upcoming year
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USAkANSAS kANSAS WORkING fOR ITS TEAM Logoplaste kansas has a challenge when it comes
to finding skilled labor in industrial technical areas
to grow their staff. The plant will use a State
Program to educate current skilled personnel
to face current needs. It will also be used to put
in place a succession plan.
This program is supported by the State of Missouri
as an incentive for progression and growth
for citizens who live and work in the State.
kick off day: May 17th onsite at the College.
The team is very excited with this opportunity
to learn and grow.
Participants: 20 people, divided into 2 groups
Partner: Metropolitan Community College
Program: Customized Training Program for
Skilled Employees in Industrial Maintenance which
includes maintenance, process, team leaders
and back up for those roles
The curriculum is specific to the Kansas plant.
It focuses on areas such as: electric, hydraulic,
pneumatic and mechanics with special focus
in utilities and main equipment
Duration: 8 to 10 weeks of classroom training
as well as additional hands on training in lab at the
college as well as onsite training at the plant
Workload: Tuesdays and Thursdays for 4 hours
8-10
A quick rundown on the projects features:
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PLANT DIREcTORy
vIETNAM AuDITS NOT TO THE PLANT, BuT THE kITcHEN In vietnam, Authorities require, after one year, a Food
Hygiene and Safety inspection to all in-house canteens.
As it has been a year since Logoplaste vN has had their
new canteen working, an audit was conducted with
complete compliance result. All was clear. To celebrate
this occasion the canteen supplier, Aden, gave the team
a special full-course meal.
Recognizing the importance of eating well at work, giving
our team the best experience and healthy meal every day
is one of our important goals.
An internal survey was conducted to find out
what employees think of the service and the food.
The results show that the team is happy with the
meal and service, with the acceptance per-
centage from 72% up to 96%. The survey also re-
veals the aspects for improvement, which
the plant team are working on with Aden, to make
sure all the employees have a great experience
at the canteen every day.
Logoplaste Pudliszki, located in the Western part of Poland, is a ‘Through the Wall’ plant catering to Pudliszki Ketchup. It was inaugurated at the end of 2015.
PUDLISZKI
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
NEW ON THE MAP
NICELY PACKED INFORMATION
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
USA’s new Plant, Joliet, only 20 minutes away from Logoplaste’s Headquarters.Joliet partners with KeyKeg – which specializes in light weight beer containers that require an intricate assembly process.
JOLIET
USA
KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE
www.logoplaste.com
YOGGIMEET THE NEWYOGGI BOTTLE
WHEN FLEXIBILITY IS THE NAME OF THE GAMEQUAH CHEE KEONG, REGIONAL CONTROLLER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA, TELLS US HOW HE ADAPTS TO NEW CHALLENGES
COMPANYMULTINATIONAL
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MARCEL DE BOTTONA MAN COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND TO A BETTER WORLD
MARCEL DE BARROS TALKS ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN MARKET
DPA BRAZIL
THE CARLYLE GROUP IS PART OF THE FAMILY
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Logoplaste Pudliszki, located in the Western part of Poland, is a ‘Through the Wall’ plant catering to Pudliszki Ketchup. It was inaugurated at the end of 2015.
PUDLISZKI
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
NEW ON THE MAP
NICELY PACKED INFORMATION
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
USA’s new Plant, Joliet, only 20 minutes away from Logoplaste’s Headquarters.Joliet partners with KeyKeg – which specializes in light weight beer containers that require an intricate assembly process.
JOLIET
USA
KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE
www.logoplaste.com
YOGGIMEET THE NEWYOGGI BOTTLE
WHEN FLEXIBILITY IS THE NAME OF THE GAMEQUAH CHEE KEONG, REGIONAL CONTROLLER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA, TELLS US HOW HE ADAPTS TO NEW CHALLENGES
COMPANYMULTINATIONAL
Multitasking IN A
N. 10SEP 2016
w e l c o m e t o o u r w o r l d
MARCEL DE BOTTONA MAN COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND TO A BETTER WORLD
MARCEL DE BARROS TALKS ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN MARKET
DPA BRAZIL
THE CARLYLE GROUP IS PART OF THE FAMILY
24NOVEMBER2016
P O L L I N AT I O N DAY | C A S C A I S | P O RT U G A L
S a v e t h e d a t e
Logoplaste Pudliszki, located in the Western part of Poland, is a ‘Through the Wall’ plant catering to Pudliszki Ketchup. It was inaugurated at the end of 2015.
PUDLISZKI
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
NEW ON THE MAP
NICELY PACKED INFORMATION
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
USA’s new Plant, Joliet, only 20 minutes away from Logoplaste’s Headquarters.Joliet partners with KeyKeg – which specializes in light weight beer containers that require an intricate assembly process.
JOLIET
USA
KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE
www.logoplaste.com
YOGGIMEET THE NEWYOGGI BOTTLE
WHEN FLEXIBILITY IS THE NAME OF THE GAMEQUAH CHEE KEONG, REGIONAL CONTROLLER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA, TELLS US HOW HE ADAPTS TO NEW CHALLENGES
COMPANYMULTINATIONAL
Multitasking IN A
N. 10SEP 2016
w e l c o m e t o o u r w o r l d
MARCEL DE BOTTONA MAN COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND TO A BETTER WORLD
MARCEL DE BARROS TALKS ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN MARKET
DPA BRAZIL
THE CARLYLE GROUP IS PART OF THE FAMILY
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Chicago for Joliet
Chicago for Joliet
2016 TRANSLATED INTO NUMBERS
THE 1ST SEMESTER
457NEW
s t a r t e r s
1.945 TOTAL HEAD COUNT
MEN81%
VS WOMEN19%
AVERAGE AGE 38 YEARS OLD
EMPLOYEE CLIMATE SURVEY 2016 RESULTS
36 NUMBER OFPARTNERS
37 NATIONALITIES
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
12
3 CONTINENTS 16 COUNTRIES
-40ºC+40ºCTEMPERATURE FROM
23CURRENCIES
8TIME ZONES
DIFFERENT
THE WALLTHROUGH NUMBER OF
PLANTS
59NEAR BY15%
OFF SITE9%
76%
Poland forPudliszki
GOOD AND EXCELLENT RESPONSES OVERALL EMPLOYMENT
SATISFACTION
I RECEIVE PERSONAL SATISFACTION FROM DOING A GOOD JOB
75%I HAVE A GOOD
WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
MY CO-WORKERS
78,5%76,7%
2016 TRANSLATED INTO NUMBERS
THE 1ST SEMESTER
457NEW
s t a r t e r s
1.945 TOTAL HEAD COUNT
MEN81%
VS WOMEN19%
AVERAGE AGE 38 YEARS OLD
EMPLOYEE CLIMATE SURVEY 2016 RESULTS
36 NUMBER OFPARTNERS
37 NATIONALITIES
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
12
3 CONTINENTS 16 COUNTRIES
-40ºC+40ºCTEMPERATURE FROM
23CURRENCIES
8TIME ZONES
DIFFERENT
THE WALLTHROUGH NUMBER OF
PLANTS
59NEAR BY15%
OFF SITE9%
76%
Poland forPudliszki
GOOD AND EXCELLENT RESPONSES OVERALL EMPLOYMENT
SATISFACTION
I RECEIVE PERSONAL SATISFACTION FROM DOING A GOOD JOB
75%I HAVE A GOOD
WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
MY CO-WORKERS
78,5%76,7%
2016 TRANSLATED INTO NUMBERS
THE 1ST SEMESTER
457NEW
s t a r t e r s
1.945 TOTAL HEAD COUNT
MEN81%
VS WOMEN19%
AVERAGE AGE 38 YEARS OLD
EMPLOYEE CLIMATE SURVEY 2016 RESULTS
36 NUMBER OFPARTNERS
37 NATIONALITIES
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
12
3 CONTINENTS 16 COUNTRIES
-40ºC+40ºCTEMPERATURE FROM
23CURRENCIES
8TIME ZONES
DIFFERENT
THE WALLTHROUGH NUMBER OF
PLANTS
59NEAR BY15%
OFF SITE9%
76%
Poland forPudliszki
GOOD AND EXCELLENT RESPONSES OVERALL EMPLOYMENT
SATISFACTION
I RECEIVE PERSONAL SATISFACTION FROM DOING A GOOD JOB
75%I HAVE A GOOD
WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
MY CO-WORKERS
78,5%76,7%
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