WIPAK Group opens new plant in China

IN ORDER to meet a constantly high demand, the WIPAK Group has opened new factory in Changsu, China. The factory has been prepared to focus on production, printing and laminating of high-quality composite films for the food and healthcare markets.

Wipak’s composite film factory in Changsu, China, will serve the group’s Asia-Pacific markets

“This factory is ideally positioned to support the Wipak Group’s growth strategy in the fast growing Asian markets,” Matti Rovamaa, Wipak Group vice president and  general manager, said.

Construction work  began in mid-December 2013. In the first step, the factory covers an area of about 5,000 sq m, which can be expanded to as much as 21,000 sq m in the future. A factory has now been completed “which offers the latest technology and which is setting industrial standards,” managing director Jari Tevaj?rvi said. 

Wipak Changshu covers the full range: production, printing and slitting. The Changshu factory has been certified according to ISO 14644-1 and classified as clean room class 8. 

“Our customers benefit from the additional capacities, from the available technical options and from a constantly high quality,“ Mr.Tevaj?rvi said. “Our packaging materials meet all international hygiene and food standards.” In addition, the new factory will act as a vital service platform. “We are now much closer to our customers, we can expand our service offer and we can quickly and flexibly meet individual requests, not only for our Chinese customers, but also for customers from all over Asia.”

The new facility offers ideal conditions in order to serve existing and also potential future customers in a region that represents one of Wipak’s leading markets and where its strong brands, such as Steriking, are established in the market for many decades.

“The new production facility will now improve the marketing of our products. At the same time, we will also drive the Wipak brand and its associated corporate values-- innovative and secure packaging. This first unit that we are opening today in China, and also in the Asia Pacific region, offers the potential for Wipak’s further growth,” Mr. Tevaj?rvi said.