{"id":5341,"date":"2025-02-13T05:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5341"},"modified":"2025-02-13T05:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:44:03","slug":"sig-opens-aseptic-carton-plant-in-gujarat-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5341","title":{"rendered":"SIG opens aseptic carton plant in Gujarat, India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Swiss packaging company SIG has opened the first phase of its aseptic carton production facility near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.<\/p>\n

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The new facility has reportedly seen an investment of \u20ac90m ($93m).<\/p>\n

SIG\u2019s Ahmedabad plant will produce carton packs to meet the needs of the company\u2019s clients in the dairy and non-carbonated soft drink sectors. Among SIG\u2019s notable clients are Amul, Milky Mist, Heritage, Parle Agro, ITC, and Pepsi.<\/p>\n

Additionally, SIG has outlined plans for the aseptic carton plant\u2019s second phase, with an additional investment of \u20ac50m earmarked for development.<\/p>\n

In future phases, SIG proposes expansions aimed at further boosting the site\u2019s production capacity to ten billion cartons yearly.<\/p>\n

Since its entry into the Indian market in 2018, SIG has seen a swift expansion of its business operations, culminating in robust double-digit revenue growth in 2024.<\/p>\n

SIG India, Middle East, and Africa president and general manager Abdelghany Eladib was quoted by the Hindu Business Line<\/em><\/a> as saying: \u201cThis is our first aseptic carton plant in India and the tenth in the world. It has a capacity for printing and finishing four billion carton packs per annum and will employ about 300 persons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis facility also has the capacity to expand. We have approved Phase-2 of construction where we are investing an additional \u20ac50m. We will set up facilities for in-house board construction for packing material. This unit will be commissioned by 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently in line with our business plan in India and going forward we hope that Phase-3 and Phase-4 expansions also happen in line with our plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December last year, SIG, in partnership with<\/a> World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Switzerland and WWF Thailand, launched a forest conservation initiative focused on safeguarding and improving forest landscapes in Thailand.<\/p>\n

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