Background information Südpack Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG: More than 50 years of packaging expertise Manufacturer of multilayer packaging films focuses on comprehensive services and cutting edge technology for customers Ochsenhausen / Düsseldorf, 04 May 2017 – With approximately 1300 employees and worldwide sales of more than EUR 367 million in 2016, the Südpack Packaging Group is a leading manufacturer of hard and soft co-extruded films. The southern German film manufacturer's product portfolio ranges from multilayer hard and soft films to tubular bag films, top films, and prefabricated bags. The company also specializes in film printing using flexographic, gravure and digital printing processes. The family-managed business was founded in 1964 by Alfred Remmele in Ochsenhausen, Germany (Baden-Württemberg). Today, the Südpack Group operates production facilities in four European states and distributes its products in 73 countries. It all started with a groundbreaking innovation: In the 1960s, Südpack was one of the first companies to develop plastic composites that allowed controlled gas exchange. Over the decades, the company became a specialist for cheese maturing bags. In its fifty years of existence, the family- managed company expanded into many different areas of film development and production. Sales volumes grew steadily – as did investments into the latest technologies. With them, the Südpack Group successfully pursued its goal of always offering their customers state-of-the-art packaging solutions. The company invests in its employees as well as in technology, and focuses particularly on training future packaging specialists. "We see ourselves as film designers. We deliberately cultivate a consistent competitive edge and technological advantage. That is why we can continue to develop and are
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Background information
Südpack Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG:
More than 50 years of packaging expertise
Manufacturer of multilayer packaging films focuses on comprehensive
services and cutting edge technology for customers
Ochsenhausen / Düsseldorf, 04 May 2017 – With approximately 1300
employees and worldwide sales of more than EUR 367 million in 2016,
the Südpack Packaging Group is a leading manufacturer of hard and
soft co-extruded films. The southern German film manufacturer's
product portfolio ranges from multilayer hard and soft films to tubular
bag films, top films, and prefabricated bags. The company also
specializes in film printing using flexographic, gravure and digital
printing processes. The family-managed business was founded in 1964
by Alfred Remmele in Ochsenhausen, Germany (Baden-Württemberg).
Today, the Südpack Group operates production facilities in four
European states and distributes its products in 73 countries.
It all started with a groundbreaking innovation: In the 1960s, Südpack was
one of the first companies to develop plastic composites that allowed
controlled gas exchange. Over the decades, the company became a
specialist for cheese maturing bags. In its fifty years of existence, the family-
managed company expanded into many different areas of film development
and production. Sales volumes grew steadily – as did investments into the
latest technologies. With them, the Südpack Group successfully pursued its
goal of always offering their customers state-of-the-art packaging solutions.
The company invests in its employees as well as in technology, and focuses
particularly on training future packaging specialists. "We see ourselves as
film designers. We deliberately cultivate a consistent competitive edge and
technological advantage. That is why we can continue to develop and are
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able to adapt to the wide range of requirements for high-performance films,"
said Johannes Remmele, Südpack Managing Partner.
Today, the Südpack Group is one of the industry's market and technology
leaders as well as one of Europe's top manufacturers of high barrier films.
The packaging professionals place special emphasis on the development of
high-performance thin materials that can help conserve natural resources,
thus contributing to environmental protection.
Flexographic and gravure printing processes
Südpack prints its films in-house using gravure printing in up to twelve colors,
double-sided pattern matched prints with inline lamination, and high-quality
flexographic printing in up to ten colors. The company has also added digital
printing to its services to complete its "print family." Südpack's finishing
portfolio also includes matt varnishes, matt-glossy combinations and printed
paper (also for designs with windows), as well as high-quality intermediate
layer and surface printing.
Südpack complies with the highest quality and hygiene standards. This is
reflected in certification to ISO 9001:2008 standards (1994), production
based on HACCP guidelines (1996) and certification according to BRC/IOP
(2003). Supported by the environmental management system in compliance
with ISO 14001 implemented in 2009 and the energy management systems
in compliance with ISO 50001 (2012), the company works to continually
improve its resource, waste, and energy balance. Südpack has also been
certified for occupational health and safety management in compliance with
OHSAS 18001 since 2012. With its sustainability report, Südpack provides
an insight into all the company’s activities in the area of sustainability.
Focus on customers
The packaging professionals based in Ochsenhausen, Germany routinely
develop their products in close cooperation with customers, which include
long-established family enterprises along with brand-name manufacturers
and international conglomerates. Currently, most Südpack packaging is used
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for meat and dairy products. Other markets include medical products, fish,
bread and bakery products. The subsidiary Südpack Medica manufactures
medical and technical packaging. Customers can request a variety of
packaging tests at the company's in-house research facility to help determine
the best possible packaging.
Südpack is currently in its second generation of family ownership with
managing partners Johannes Remmele and Carolin Grimbacher at the helm.
This gives the company independence and guarantees long-term stability for
customers and employees. In addition to corporate headquarters and
production operations in Ochsenhausen, the company operates three
production sites in Switzerland, Poland and France. Sales offices and
