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We finished the year 2017 with an excellent result: we produced 750,000 km of EL-ZIP® Press to Close Zippers. Appreciating our clients’ and partners’ loyalty and trust, we can guarantee the constant development of our products and technical solutions.

Established in 1992, the Polish company Sante – manufacturer among others of breakfast products and cereal snacks, has upgraded the packaging of nuts and dried fruits (100 g) by EL-ZIP® Press to Close Zippers.

The 2017 “Outstanding Business of the Year” Iowa Venture Award was presented to ELPLAST America Inc., located in Marion, Iowa. ELPLAST America, a Poland based plastics manufacturer of press to close zippers, located their North and South American headquarters and new 30,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in the Marion Enterprise Center.

A leader of private label pet food – Partner in Pet Food - decided to upgrade closures in it's flexible packaging with multiprofile EL-ZIP® Press to Close Zippers supplied by ELPLAST Europe. PPF constantly looks for improvements of packaging functionality in order to offer best consumer experience and product freshness.

ELPLAST has installed a bag making machine, the newest addition in equipment to the Innovation Center with pure dedication to package testing for its clients. We can now make prototype bags with various EL-ZIP® Press to Close Zippers also using customers’ films.

The dried fruits of the nectaflor range originate from the world's best growing regions and in Switzerland are processed into premium soft-fruit products. They come in several different varieties in resealable, retortable stand-up pouches. The starter notches and the double laser tear perforation guarantee easy initial opening.

The gravure-printed stand-up pouch shows how added value can be generated with slight modifications, in this example by using haptic lacquer. Apart from mat and gloss effects, Sanaro SA placed emphasis on enhancing the packaging with convenience features such as a zipper, a starter notch, and double laser perforation.

Takigawa Corporation America, a global leader in the art and science of flexible packaging, recently created a package for Merrick Pet Care to help introduce the company’s new Fresh Kisses dental treats for dogs. According to Takigawa’s Director of Worldwide Sales Steve Coulson, the challenge was to keep the dental treat’s fragile botanical oils and breath enhancers at optimum freshness.

ELPLAST, a global manufacturer of press to close zippers for flexible packaging, expands it's ECO-ZIP product range with Braskem's I'm green™ polyethylene.