THE ECHO - Ferrostaal
THE ECHO - Ferrostaal
THE ECHO - Ferrostaal
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
MULTILAYER FILM PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA<br />
SEVEN AT<br />
ONE STROKE!<br />
Fresh food on the table – this is what all consumers desire and<br />
what all manufacturers want to provide, even if the goods have<br />
to be shipped from Argentina to Europe. To make this possible,<br />
MAN <strong>Ferrostaal</strong> recently delivered high-tech machines made in<br />
Europe for the production of multilayer film to IPESA, one of the<br />
larger Latin-American manufacturers of plastic film for packaging.<br />
The Argentinean company IPESA – RIO CHICO S.A., one of the<br />
largest Latin-American manufacturers of flexible plastic film for<br />
agricultural and food products wants to produce 7-layer sheets of<br />
film with a lay-flat width of 200 cm. This 7-layer film provides<br />
excellent protection for food products by providing a barrier<br />
against oxygen and other gases. A high sun protection factor is<br />
also incorporated into the film.<br />
Their search for an experienced mechanical engineering company<br />
to provide equipment to enable the manufacture of multiplayer<br />
film led IPESA – RIO CHICO straight to KIEFEL Extrusion, Germany<br />
and MAN <strong>Ferrostaal</strong> Argentina.<br />
TARGET MARKET ARGENTINA<br />
In January 2006, the complete 7-layer film production unit was<br />
approved in the factory in Tierra del Fuego and began production<br />
without further delay. The unit, manufactured in Worms in<br />
Germany, has been spitting out approximately 350 kg of film an<br />
hour ever since. The total capacity will serve the domestic market.<br />
Thanks to the more than successful introduction of the new<br />
production unit and the high demand for this type of film, the<br />
Management at the plastics company is now also looking to new<br />
markets beyond Argentina’s borders.<br />
Helen Vollrath<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>ECHO</strong> 1/2006 41<br />
services & logistics<br />
Production of High-quality 7-layer plastic film using German technology.