SIG expands its aseptic packaging foothold in India
07 Apr 2023 --- SIG has opened its second production plant in Palghar, India. The plant will specialize in the production of SIG’s bag-in-box and spouted pouch packaging, previously marketed under Scholle IPN and Bossar.
The new production plant, located 90 km north of Mumbai, is near the packaging solutions provider’s first plant in Palghar, which houses production assets used to manufacture components and finished packaging.
These include blown film extruders, injection molding cells, bag-in-box manufacturing machines and a mold-making facility for packaging fitments and closures for both bag-in-box and spouted pouches.
Samuel Sigrist, CEO of SIG, comments: “The Indian market is a key growth market for SIG. Our expertise in aseptic packaging and our ability to provide sustainable solutions that benefit customers, consumers and the environment are making a difference and increasingly becoming the focus of food and beverage manufacturers in India.”
India is a key market for aseptic SIG products.Manufacturing footprint extension
Ross Bushnell, president of SIG’s bag-in-box and spouted pouch business, says: “We’re making an important statement. Fifteen thousand square meters of vertically integrated production capacity puts us in a winning position for the Indian market in aseptic processed fruits, beverage concentrates, fruit puree and aseptic dairy for food service channels.
“The second production plant in Palghar is an important addition to our manufacturing footprint in India,” adds Dhandutt Shah, managing director India for SIG’s bag-in-box and spouted pouch business.
“Combined with our existing plants in Palghar, where packaging material for bag-in-box and spouted pouch are manufactured, and Pune, where Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal Machine equipment is built, we will offer ‘Total Packaging Solutions’ ensuring SIG offers to the market a significant differentiator by offering finished packaging in-country.”
Shah says that at scale, SIG will have around 150 new production and engineering professionals working in the new plant, dedicated to providing better packaging solutions for its customers.
SIG’s new plant in Palghar will be fully commissioned by the end of this month.
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In other developments, SIG partnered with food tech company NotCo to expand its product portfolio with renewable aseptic carton packaging for two new product launches – NotCreme and NotMilk High Protein.
NotMilk High Protein products are filled in SIG’s combismile 250 mL aseptic carton packs. The combismile carton pack offers a convenient drinking experience with its curved, modern shape and easy-grip corners.
The carton packs are easy to use on the go and are designed to stand out on retail shelves. NotCreme is available in combiblocMini 200 mL.
Meanwhile, SIG unveiled a new range of F&B solutions at the Gulfood Manufacturing 2022 trade show in Dubai, UAE as the products’ debut in the Middle East and African markets. The line will be showcased at the Dubai Silicon Oasis, a technology park for manufacturers, retail customers and entrepreneurs to experience and deploy the items.
The updated line includes two aseptic carton variations, bag-in-box and spouted pouch solutions for retail, institutional and industrial applications.
Edited by Natalie Schwertheim
