Weidenhammer Packaging Group
The Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG ) is a German, family-run company based in Hockenheim, Baden- Wurttemberg. It is one of the leading manufacturers of composite cans, composite drums, luxury tubes and plastic packaging. These types of packaging are used in the food, pet food, cosmetics and household products, toys, garden products and tobacco products.
- 3.1 composite cans / cardboard drums
- 3.2 Plastic Packaging
History
Arthur Weidenhammer founded in 1955, the medium-sized companies in Hockenheim. After major customers such as Colgate Palmolive, Franck & Kathreiner and Sunlicht were obtained, Weidenhammer 1962 could already employ 85 workers. The focus was on the production of detergent drums, including Dash, Ariel, Persil and Omo. In 1977, the narrow -Lubeca -Werke were taken over in Worms and Lübeck. 1980, the segment of composite cans for the first time the largest share of total sales of the company.
Mid-1990s the company suffered through the introduction of the Ordinance a slump in sales because many customers are replacing composite drums by folding cartons. In the wake of the loss was compensated by a further expansion of the composite can segment, such as the introduction of Pringles cans 1995.
In 2005 the company established the division Weidenhammer Plastic Packaging (WPP ) and extended its product portfolio with plastic packaging.
Corporate Structure
Brief Overview
Since its inception, the WPG family owned. All four partners are from the family Weidenhammer. Managing Director is Ralf Weidenhammer, one of the sons of the WPG- founder Arthur Weidenhammer. All Things of the Weidenhammer Packaging Group are owned by the Weidenhammer family.
Locations and production
The WPG has twelve production sites in Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Greece, the Netherlands, Russia and the United States. The works have each specialize in certain products:
Hockenheim: composite cans, composite drums and plastic lid Lübeck and collars: composite cans for instant cappuccino, tobacco fine cut and fish feed Wilson: plastic containers and plastic lids for sausage and meat products Mechelen (Belgium): composite cans for stacking chips Inofita (Greece): composite cans for refrigerated dough products Kansas City (USA): cardboard drums for ice cream Dordrecht ( The Netherlands): cardboard drums Montanay (France): composite cans and Jewellery Boxes Bradford ( UK): composite cans and plastic containers Vladimir (Russia): composite cans Santiago de Chile ( Chile): composite cans
Products
Composite cans / cardboard drums
After the Second World War, composite cans were developed as an alternative to metal cans. The name of the package is explained by the combination of different materials: there are 90 percent composite cans from recycled paper; Bottom and the closure are manufactured from plastic or metal. The can wall formed from several layers of material. An inner barrier layer of aluminum foil or specific barrier material from recycled cardboard is thereby combined with a laminated label as the outer layer. Barrier layers of wax or an aluminum lining protect the products contained against fat and moisture.
The WPG produces composite cans in round, oval and non-circular formats with different filling levels and a capacity of 50 milliliters to 5 liters.
Plastic packaging
The division Weidenhammer Plastic Packaging (WPP ), founded in 2005 manufactures plastic packaging in Zwenkau and Bradford. Here mainly arise cups, cans and cups with a volume from 100 milliliters and buckets 1 to 11.4 liters. The packaging is manufactured using in-mold labeling process. This method enables the manufacture of packaging and decoration in a single operation: The label is preferably made of the same plastic material as the container. Both parts blend during processing, additional adhesion promoters such as adhesives are not needed. By IML containers can be so precise and high-quality decorated. At the same time, there are advantages in view of the subsequent recycling of the packaging, since the label and the container need not be separately recovered.
Especially for sensitive products such as sterilized and pasteurized food packaging PermaSafe was developed. This type of plastic container is produced by injection molding and has a high stability and barrier properties, hygiene, and durability of photosensitive products guaranteed.