
28 Nov 2006
VitasheetGroup at Emballage, Paris, November 20th-24th 2006 Hall 5A, Stand F036
VitasheetGroup, London, 28 November 2006 – “We want to be our customer’s first choice of supply”. This is the commitment Rob Harris, the Managing Director of VitasheetGroup, and his team will be demonstrating at Emballage 2006 in Paris by a number of new product introductions:
• ViPrint™ Nature, a PP sheet enhanced with natural wood fillers, adds a new dimension to luxury carton applications giving the designer an extended choice of products to meet the latest market trends.
• ViForm™ Clear BLS 434, a PET G/A/G is a new and cost effective solution that broadens the VitasheetGroup PET product range, offering the best of PETG and APET including excellent sealability.
• ViForm™ Bio 9100, (made with NatureWorks® PLA) white sheet for printing with improved die-cutting characteristics. This bio-degradable product can be used in a wide range of applications from luxury cartons to horticulture.
• ViForm™ Decor laminates, a range of new and fashionable finishes for luxury packaging differentiation.
VitasheetGroup is dedicated to leadership of the European thermoplastic sheet business and being number one in product development, service and environmentally friendly solutions and will open a new and unified European Research and Development Centre located at its Metzeler site in Jülich near Düsseldorf, Germany, before the end of this year.
Ease of access to a versatile product range
Since the consolidation of the 13 businesses of British Vita PLC, VitasheetGroup has focused on providing its customers with easy access to a versatile range of products that have the breadth and flexibility to cover a wide range of industry segments and applications.
Emballage 2006 provides the perfect platform to demonstrate its comprehensive range of packaging products that are designed to meet the needs of the Medical, Luxury, Food, General purpose, Printing and Material Handling markets.
This prestigious exhibition is a unique occasion for all of its customers to acquaint themselves with not only the new introductions, but also exciting products, like Conductive PS sheet for electronic packaging and an extensive range of printable PS sheet. These products, formerly available from companies known as; Royalite, Metzeler Plastics, Iroplast, Esbjerg Thermoplast, Doeflex, Gaillon and Carolex, are now easily accessible from the consolidated VitasheetGroup.
Drawing on its European-wide market network, VitasheetGroup, the leader in thermoplastic sheet and film products, is able to support customers with a comprehensive and in-depth working knowledge of materials, processes and end-use applications with the additional benefits of rapid local response, backed by extensive and detailed support from across the region.
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Fax: +33 3 2161 6660
www.vitasheetgroup.fr
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Notes for editors
About VitasheetGroup
A British Vita company, VitasheetGroup is Europe’s largest producer of custom made extruded sheet and films in an extensive range of polymers, including styrenics (PS, HIPS), ABS, polyolefins (PP, PE), polyester (APET, PETG), agropolymers and many specialist compounds and alloys. VitasheetGoup has the capability and product range to be a “multi-market specialist” and true partner to the thermoformer and converter, serving the transport, construction and industrial,home and leisure, packaging and graphic arts sectors.
ViPrint and ViForm are trademarks of VitasheetGroup Ltd.
NatureWorks is a registered trademark of NatureWorks llc.
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ViForm™ Decor laminates, a range of new and fashionable finishes for luxury packaging differentiation.
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