Packaging
ANL Plastics
Friday 21. November 2008 - ANL develops and manufactures thermoformed plastic packaging. They provide answers to the most diverse packaging puzzles through tailor-made solutions. Besides, ANL offers a standard range of packaging for particularly the retail market and the biscuits and chocolate industry. Furthermore, the company created and developed a number of packaging concepts as Pyramid, Visiopac en Cubb-X.
Throughout the years, this family owned company, founded in 1938, has become a standard in the European market. Meanwhile, based on family foundations, this company employs over 400 people having gathered a considerable amount of technical and market know-how. Headquartered in Wellen (Belgium) with a second production site in Cahors (France) ANL Plastics manufactures over 2 billion thermoformed trays per annum, representing about 70 million Euro turnover.
A wide range of packaging
1) Internal Food Packaging (IFP): this product range specializes in bespoke and standard packaging for biscuits, chocolate and ice cream applications.
2) External Food Packaging (EFP): this division manufactures packaging for the meat, fish, catering, and vegetable and fruit industry.
3) Techniforms: within this division, all packaging is created to bring solutions for the high-tech industry. This concerns packaging for :
a. Internal transport (electronics, spare parts,
)
b. Impact sensitive products (computers, laptops, printers, hard disks,
)
c. Technical parts (insulation sheets, heat exchanger, furniture spare parts,
)
d. Consumer goods (toys, portables, household appliances,
)
e. Cosmetics
In addition to the above product divisions, ANL created and developed a number of packaging concepts of their own :
1) Pyramid: a packaging concept for industrial and traditional bakeries made of a cardboard base and a transparent plastic lid.
2) Visiopac and VisioPac Alu: a dome packaging (plastic or aluminium base and plastic dome), gas-sealed and hence guaranteeing extended shelf-life, combined with enhanced product presentation.
3) Cubb-X: a highly glossy, crystal clear blister packaging, available in either the shape of a cube or a rectangle. The packed product is being strongly highlighted in the Cubb-X? thanks to the folded cardboard or thermoformed plastic insert.
Production Process
The company disposes of a complete integrated production process: R&D, mould manufacturing unit, extrusion and thermoforming production unit.
– Product development department : 600 new prototypes, 400 new production moulds per annum
– In-house mould manufacturing unit, equipped with Cadcam system and own storage facilities
– In-house extrusion department with 7 production units. Also suitable for production of bio-films.
– Over 40 thermoform machines, of which 1 in-line (Belgium and France combined)
– 2 printing presses in the printing department
– 3 recycling units
– Storage space in Wellen and Cahors for over 40.000 pallets combined.
– HUBS in the United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Ireland for over 1.500 pallets combined
– Used materials:
o PP, APET, PVC and HDPE
o Bio: PLA, Plantic and ANL BIO A
– Certificates: HACCP, ISO 9001, BRC
Our team
– Jean Neven: After 25 years as delegated Manager of ANL Plastics, Jean Neven gave the daily running of the company to Joris Vrancken to safeguard the continuity. He will advice ANL Plastics on a strategic level with the development of new markets.
At the same time, he will, from his position on the board of management, keep closely informed about the progress of the company, and remain involved with important decisions in the area of investments.
– Joris Vrancken: General Manager ANL Plastics. Joris followed in Jean Nevens footsteps as General Manager of the company in August 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer in June 2007. Joris Vrancken studied Civil Engineer in Chemistry, completed with a PHD in Coating Technology and a MBA. He was previously active in the packaging industry as General Manager of Alupa NV, supply company of metalized paper. Before that, he was Operations Manager at Trespa International BV, known for high pressure laminates for the construction industry.
– Roger Janssens: As Commercial Director, Roger is responsible for the sales and marketing activities of ANL Plastics. Roger, age 50, Masters degree in Economics, has over 25 years experience in the packaging world. He can look back upon a successful career at General Biscuits (Danone, buyer) and Kappa. Just before his appointment within ANL, he was a Commercial Director for the Benelux and Nord Rhein Westfalen at Mondi Packaging