The move will form what the Sidel Group believes will be the world’s best engineering, line-integration and end-of-line packaging company.
While the new company remains part of the Sidel Group, the move gives GeboCermex the freedom to focus on engineering, line-integration and end-of-line packaging for a range of industries beyond beverages.
Sidel will still provide and strengthen its packaging design, blowing, filling and labelling equipment, and offer its beverage customers complete line solutions for PET, can and glass across all categories, especially water, carbonated soft drinks, juices, nectars, isotonics, teas, liquid dairy products and beer.
GeboCermex will offer beverage customers line integration and engineering services, including its standalone equipment (conveying and feeding systems, tunnels, overwrapping, packing and palletising). GeboCermex will also be the exclusive partner of Sidel for can and glass lines, and a key partner for PET lines.
Explaining the reasons for the move, CEO Mart Tiismann said, “This was a simple decision. The two companies operate different business models, so the right approach for our customers and our group is to give each independence. That way our customers benefit, as each company can focus on providing exactly the right solutions and GeboCermex is able to reenforce its position in the existing markets and also explore new markets beyond beverage, including food, home care, personal care and pharmaceutical.”
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