News from 2021
Increased packaging recycling in Sweden during 2020
Posted 2021-12-28Recycling is increasing in Sweden and in 2020 the amount of packaging that were left for recycling hit a record, this according to FTI (Förpacknings- och Tidningsinsamlingen). The report from FTI also shows that almost a fourth of all packaging is sorted in the wrong way.Making it easy for the consumer to recycle the packaging in the right way, is one of Emballators focus. Together with custom...
Read moreMerry Christmas and Happy new year
Posted 2021-12-23This Christmas we support the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund and the local children’s hospital in Tampere. Children and cancer don’t belong together. We are proud to support Barncancerfonden and their vital work. Together we help keep cancer away from children.With this we would also like to say Merry Christmas and Happy new year to our employees, customers, and suppliers. Thank ...
Read moreEmballator produces limited edition anniversary cans for Göteborgs Pepparkaksbageri
Posted 2021-12-21In 2021 Gothenburg city celebrates 400 years and during the year different anniversary products are released, all with a connection to the Swedish city. In December Göteborgs Pepparkaksbageri are releasing a special edition of their popular gingerbreads – the packaging is produced by Emballator.Göteborgs Pepparkaksbageri have been a customer to Emballator in Ulricehamn for many years, often it...
Read moreEmballator Växjö puts in another gear – invests in new production facilities
Posted 2021-12-14New production areas and an even more efficient production flow. That’s the goal as Emballator Växjö puts in the next gear.As the Emballator Groups experts in specialty closures, Emballator Växjö’s products are in great demand by customers. After several successful projects, the business has a very high degree of automation. Among other things, a super effective AGV-solution with driverless ...
Read moreEmballator Mellerud grows with its customers – invests in increased production capacity
Posted 2021-12-07Emballator Mellerud is now installing one of Scandinavia's largest blow moulding machines for the production of four- and five-liter cans. “The demand is great, and we are making this investment to be able to grow with both our existing and our new customers”, says Joakim Johannesson, CEO of Emballator Mellerud.The new blow moulding machine has a capacity of four plus four cans and will doubl...
Read moreEmballator searches for students for a sustainability project
Posted 2021-11-30Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable industry? Emballator Metal Group in Ulricehamn, Sweden, are looking for students to investigate how the company can decrease metal waste.For Emballator Metal Group sustainability is in focus in many ways, for example by updating and optimizing products and using less raw material. All metal waste from production is sold to recycling, but the com...
Read moreEmballator Lagan awarded for engagement with youth
Posted 2021-11-23Since 2017 Linnéakademin is handing out Pontonjärspriset. An award that highlights people who in different ways create bridges between academy and business in Kronoberg and Kalmar County. One of this year’s winners are Emballator Lagan and Anton Olsson, Product manager.The award was founded by Kristina Alsér, former governor in Kronoberg County, and Emballator Lagan and Anton Olsson is given t...
Read moreWe welcome Daniel Enedahl – new technical manager at Emballator Tectubes
Posted 2021-11-18What are your first impressions of Emballator?“I’ve noticed high commitment from my colleagues. My area is wide and demands a good cooperation between different departments and I can see that they all are engaged in solving what needs to be solved. My feeling is also that the end-customer is closer to my work here.”What is your primary role?“I’m responsible to make sure that the techni...
Read moreEmballator participates in packaging conference
Posted 2021-11-09“Right plastics in the right place” is this year’s theme of the Pack & Plast Conference, hosted by Packmarknaden on the 11th of November. Emballator will participate in the conference discussing circular design and the future of biomaterial.Mats Jeppsson, Innovation Manager at Emballator Innovation Center, is participating as a speaker. Together with Elna Hallgard, Orkla Foods Sverige, and...
Read moreRe-launch of Dentosal – Emballator produce the popular toothpaste tube
Posted 2021-11-02When the toothpaste Dentosal disappeared from the market after over 100 years the reactions were strong. Avia Pharma took over the popular product and started during 2021 a re-launch – Emballator was chosen to produce the tube.Already in 1915, the manufacturing of the tooth salt Dentosal started, a product that later became a popular toothpaste in both Sweden and Finland. When Dentosal disappe...
Read moreWe welcome Daniel Lundström – new Product development manager at Emballator Tectubes
Posted 2021-10-26What are your first impressions of Emballator?“They are really good; quickly I got the feeling of a well-tuned and flat organization. There’s a lot of fun things going on and my thoughts are very much in-line with what the company and Tobias (Lidevei, CEO) thinks when it comes to product strategies”, says Daniel Lundström.What is your primary role?“It’s to drive product and R&D pro...
Read moreEmballator launches renewable bio-PP product with Borealis
Posted 2021-10-19Emballator, a leading producer of packaging solutions, and Borealis, a leading provider of innovative polyolefins solutions, are expanding their portfolio in close partnership.Borealis is providing Emballator with bio-based polypropylene for pails and containers. The raw material is made from used and recovered residue vegetable oil and cooking oils.“For PE products it has been possible f...
Read moreEmballator participates at Pharmapack – New packaging innovations for pharmaceuticals
Posted 2021-10-12Emballator offers a wide assortment of packaging for pharmaceuticals. At the Pharmapack fair in Paris the packaging company will show their most popular products and new innovations.Strict safety and hygiene requirements apply to pharmaceutical packaging. Emballator have the expertise related to rules and regulations that govern the handling of pharmaceuticals.“In our Pharmapack stand we w...
Read moreWe welcome Caroline Häggström – new Sales Manager Healthcare at Emballator Tectubes
Posted 2021-09-28What are your first impressions of Emballator?“My impressions are very positive; I’ve met a lot of friendly colleagues and I have the impression that this is a warm company with great values. In a positive way Tectubes is a small company, but part of a bigger group which creates resources when it comes to IT, investments, and so on”, says Caroline Häggström.What is your primary role?“I...
Read moreEmballators first rigid water-soluble packaging to reduce plastic waste
Posted 2021-09-21“Is it possible to produce our packaging in a material that can dissolve and, in that way, reduce plastic waste?” That was the main question when Emballator Innovation Center started to test water soluble polymer for new applications.The polymer PVOH is not new, for example it’s already used in dishwasher tablets that dissolve in the dishwasher. Emballator Innovation Center wanted to find a ne...
Read moreImproved Ecovadis score for Emballator Metal Group
Posted 2021-09-14Thanks to creating clarity when it comes to sustainability work and adding a clear Code of conduct, Emballator Metal Group in Ulricehamn has improved their Ecovadis score. The company has gone from bronze to silver in a year – and are aiming for gold.Ecovadis, the world’s most trusted business sustainability rating according to themselves, work with more than 75 000 companies in over 160 count...
Read moreEmballator launches a monotube – 100% plastic free
Posted 2021-09-07Emballator offer products that reduce the environmental impact and that helps their customers to reach their sustainability goals. As a part of this Emballator now pre-launch a monotube prototype – and are looking for partners to continue the development.“We believe in collaborations when it comes to innovation that can really change the market. Right now, we are working with a pilot case but ...
Read moreThe Artwork department at Emballator knows tubes
Posted 2021-08-30We are experts in tubes and not just the size or material. We are also experts in how to design the tube. Which printing technique that is the best for your brand and how to adjust the colors or photos.At our Artwork department at Emballator in Hjo we can support you through the whole process. We can have a direct dialogue with your agency and when the design is set, we make sure tha...
Read moreBio-based and biodegradable plastics – what is the difference?
Posted 2021-08-24Have you heard the term bio-based and biodegradable plastics? Are they the same or what is the difference? Let us start from the beginning.Plastics, mainly fossil based, have since the beginning helped saving lives, in the medical care or automotive, or just made life better in many areas, like clothes or as a part of the digital revolution.There is often some misunderstanding when talking...
Read moreNew CEO at Emballator Växjö wants to see beyond the horizon
Posted 2021-08-17The core values of Emballator is one thing that made Richard Berg interested in Emballator. Since the beginning of August, he is the new CEO at Emballator in Växjö.During his career Richard has had positions as Production manager, Site manager and CEO within different industries and companies. His wide background has one thing in-common: manufacturing industry. Now he will dive into the world ...
Read moreEmballator Växjö – an innovative 75-year-old
Posted 2021-07-09For Emballator Växjöplast it’s always been about the cap and closure. When the company was founded in 1946 Emballator in Växjö had a manual tool for production of caps. That’s history now – a quite good one, here are some highlights of the Växjö history.1960 – The first machine for production of caps is bought from Germany. This means that the business is more focused on caps production.19...
Read moreEmballator Innovation Center strengthens the team
Posted 2021-07-08Emballator Innovation Center adds an Innovation Technicians to the team. Jonatan Hofslagare strengthens the team with technical competence and an interest in developing packaging solutions for future generations.Jonatan has just finished the Polymers Engineering programme at Yrkeshögskolan in Jönköping, Sweden. His master thesis was made at Emballator Lagan Plast and contained the assignment o...
Read moreWin-win situation when Emballator Lagan Plast and union clubs cooperate
Posted 2021-07-07Safe workplaces and a close cooperation between employer and the union is a win-win situation, at least according to Emballator Lagan Plast and the IF Metall union club.In 2008 Emballator Lagan Plast started working with Produktionslyftet and has during the last years increased the collaboration with the local union clubs.“Ten years ago, we didn’t have an active union club for th...
Read moreEmballator expands the assortment of popular Long-neck tubes
Posted 2021-07-06Emballator has extended the assortment with a tube made for children. The product is based on the Long-neck tubes but is adjusted for a smaller amount of filling. This means that the products are suitable for medicine to for example small children.“This tube with shorter neck than the original has endless possibilities. It’s suitable for medicine for children but also for other medicines or pr...
Read moreEmballator launches reduced packaging with 30% less plastic
Posted 2021-06-29Emballator Lagan Plast emphasizes their role as leading in lightweighting innovations within packaging solutions and launches a new sustainable container for food applications. The new Emsense pot from Emballator has reduced the use of plastics with approximately 30% and is 100% recyclable.The new product series, Emsense, is a part of Emballators’ focus on reducing material in existing product...
Read moreLarge investment at Emballator – new printing press
Posted 2021-06-21During the last years Emballator has grown rapidly through acquisitions and new production volumes has been integrated in the production volume at Ulricehamn, Sweden. 2019 another acquisition was made in Finland which further increased the need of components from the factory in Ulricehamn.To be able to reach the new demands and increase capacity in operations, a large investment in a new print...
Read moreInvestment at Emballator Innovation Center for sustainable packaging development
Posted 2021-06-15During 2020 Emballator launched their Innovation Center for packaging solutions, located in Ljungby, Sweden. A new innovation facility is now being built next to the premises of Emballator Lagan Plast, the new facilities will have areas for development, conference rooms and offices. “We can already see that our premises are not enough for our ambition level and we have now taken the fir...
Read moreIML – when the label needs to be attached forever
Posted 2021-06-08Some packaging needs to have a label that is attached forever. With this in mind Emballator in Mellerud started to offer products with IML.IML means In Mould Label and is a technique where the label is produced together with the packaging and merged into the plastics. The result is a label that is mounted in the packaging forever.“We work with a lot of packaging’s for chemicals and in that...
Read moreEmballator launches sustainable and optimized metal packaging
Posted 2021-06-01Emballator Metal Group launches a new lighter and more optimized packaging solution. The new optimized design has several features for the environment.New UN Optimized results in decreased carbon footprint, more pallets per truck, and 25 percent less wrapping.“This product will have a great impact on the environment. Our focus has been to create an optimized product with lighter material a...
Read moreEmballator Innovation Center invests in new equipment – leading sustainable innovations
Posted 2021-05-25Emballator wants to lead the sustainable innovations within packaging and help customers to reach their sustainability goals. One step in that direction is making further investments in Emballator Innovation Center.“Focus until now has been on materials for plastic injection moulding. With this new equipment we will evaluate new bio-based materials for extrusion of different packaging solution...
Read moreEmballator launches tubes in recycled aluminium
Posted 2021-05-18Emballator Tectubes launches tubes in 100 percent post-consumer recycled aluminium, available for all market segments and product sizes. The new product is reducing carbon footprint and CO2 emissions and contributes to the circular economy.PCR (Post Consumer Recycled) is material, for example aluminium, that has been made into a product, used, thrown away, collected, cleaned, reprocessed and r...
Read moreImproved production thanks to automation project at Emballator Växjöplast
Posted 2021-05-11Emballator Växjöplast produces more than 600 million products every year. By automating large parts of the production flow, Emballator in Växjö has developed to be one of the most modern factories in Northern Europe for caps and closures.The injection moulding process of producing caps and closures has gone from being manual in many steps to a fully automated production. From granules to finis...
Read moreTurning waste into value – test of microfiber material at Emballator Innovation Center
Posted 2021-05-04Bio-based microfibers from feathers is being tested at Emballator Innovation Center for plastic packaging. Together with Bioextrax, that has developed a unique and patented bio-based technology to produce this specific material, Emballator Innovation Center evaluates the potential of commercialization of a blend with these microfibers.This is a step in the ambition for Emballator to decrease t...
Read moreEmballator sponsors with bicycle school bench for increased learning
Posted 2021-04-20Emballator Lagan Plast has together with the education concept Maker tour – “Mot nya höjder” made sure that Hamnedaskolan now has a bicycle school bench. Six school classes in Kronobergs county have received a bicycle school bench and the investment is a part of the concept that works to increase the interest in science, technology and mathematics.“Education and increased interest in learning ...
Read moreWide offer of recycled material from Emballator Mellerud
Posted 2021-04-13The demand of packaging in recycled materials is increasing among Emballators’ customers. From the company in Mellerud that produces cans and bottles the assortment of recycled material has grown during the last year.Markus Porath, Product and Development Manager at Emballator Mellerud Plast, answers three questions about their offer.What products are offered in recycled material? “From b...
Read moreEmballator participates in webinar about polymer recycling
Posted 2021-04-12As a part of the collaboration with Jönköping University, Emballator is participating in a webinar about polymer recycling. The webinar is a part of a project with the goal to provide quick and effective competence development.Mats Jeppsson, Innovation Manager at Emballator Innovation Center, is leading the webinar together with Muhammed Irfan Qadeer, Assistant Professor in Polymers at Jönköpi...
Read moreEmballator and Jönköping University in collaboration for new Master programme in Polymers
Posted 2021-04-06In collaboration with Jönköping University (JU) and the owner company Herenco, Emballator have been a part of creating a new Master programme containing polymer technology. The main reason is to increase the polymer competence in the industry but also to make sure that the future is secured.The project started when Jönköping University hired Muhammad Qadeer, Assistant Professor in Polymers, an...
Read moreWe welcome Magnus Gustafsson – new R&D Manager at Emballator Lagan Plast
Posted 2021-03-23What are your first impressions of Emballator?“I’ve heard a lot of positive things about the company before and that has been strengthened since I started. The packaging industry should and needs to develop more in the future, and there’s a clear need for sustainability and taking care of the product lifecycle.”What is your primary role?“It’s working with developing new products. Of co...
Read moreEmballator Innovation Center is testing new bio-based material
Posted 2021-03-16A bio-based material made from lignin, a residual product from Scandinavian woods, is being tested at Emballator Innovation Center for packagings.Together with RenCom, the producer of this specific material, Emballator Innovation Center is creating a new mix with bio-based material. Emballator wants to decrease the volume of fossil-based plastics and with this collaboration a step is...
Read moreEmballator wants to expand within the packaging industry
Posted 2021-03-09The goal is set. Emballator wants to grow during the next years. The plan is to acquire companies within the packaging industry.The strategy is based on two dimensions; acquire companies that are similar to the ones that already exist in the Emballator Group or find companies that offers packaging solutions in other material or in digital innovation."We are interested in solution...
Read moreNew tool for Emballators’ popular caps
Posted 2021-02-23Flip-Tops is one of the most popular caps for Emballators’ customers. To secure the supply Växjöplast has invested in a new production tool that increases the capacity.The assortment of Flip-Top caps was made in collaboration between Emballator Växjöplast and Emballator Tectubes during 2020. The product assortment consists of three different diameters with two different designs, Clas...
Read moreEmballator introduces the GS1 Standard for a secure and effective distribution
Posted 2021-02-16Emballator in Växjö introduces barcodes on their pallets according to the GS1 Standard. The GS1 Standard works as a search engine that can easily track pallets and store relevant information about articles, trackability, and delivery. The main purpose of introducing the global barcode system is to create a secure and effective distribution that meets the customers´ requirements.“It’s...
Read moreEmballator partners with Mathivation for increased knowledge among children and youth
Posted 2021-02-09Being a part of society and contributing to the education and development of children and youth is important to Emballator. Therefore, for the past four years, they have partnered with Mathivation, an organization that works to increase the interest in mathematics among children and youth at school. Using simple and pedagogical methods, the purpose is to create an interest in mathematics and probl...
Read moreNo 3.000.000.000 – with a cap in gold
Posted 2021-02-04On the 28th of January Absolut Vodka filled their bottle no 3.000.000.000!The bottle was decorated with a unique printing and honoured with a cap made in genuine gold from Emballator in Växjö.Congratulations Absolut Vodka to your remarkable achievement and thank you for the opportunity and honour to work with you!
Read moreEmballator sponsors the World Cup in Ulricehamn
Posted 2021-02-03This weekend the FIS Cross-Country World Cup is arranged in Ulricehamn, Sweden, and Emballator Metal Group is one of the sponsors to the competitions. It’s the third time that a World Cup competition for cross country skis takes place in Ulricehamn. The World Cup consists of two days with sprint competitions in the arena at Lassalyckan.Emballator is of course a part of the support for Swedish ...
Read moreEmballator Innovation center strengthens the team with a Polymer Specialist
Posted 2021-02-02Emballator launched the plans for a new Innovation center for packaging solutions in May 2020. The Innovation center will be located in the facilities of the factory in Ljungby, Sweden. During 2021 the premises will be completed with new testing equipment and machines for different production techniques. One important part of the investment is getting the right competence and expertise, and that’s...
Read moreEmballator introduces rPP Soft Grey as a leading, recyclable material in 2021
Posted 2021-01-21Emballator is now introducing their new material, rPP Soft Grey. The material is 100 percent recyclable, where at least 90 percent is made out of recycled plastic, and 75 percent comes from material waste. For the past two years, the company has been focusing on developing a new material and has now found a product that matches their customer’s high expectations.Mats Jeppsson, the innovation m...
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