ABOUT US SOLUTIONS MARKET SEGMENTS PROOF OF CONCEPT NEWSROOM DOWNLOAD CONTACT 31 aug 2014 Newsroom Newsarchive|Get rss ÅR Packaging will invest up to 30 M€ in 2014 2014-03-12 | 00:00 AR Packaging Group announced on February 13th 2014 that the divestment actions have been cancelled and that the shareholders of the company have decided to continue and further develop the business. It has been announced too that actions to further strengthen the group will be implemented. In this context now decisions and measures have been taken to invest up to 30 M€ in year 2014. The investments will cover all relevant parts to support the going forward in correlation with the chosen strategy of the company. Focus will be the expansion of the company as well as efficiency increases in the plants. The investments will be finalized out of the operational cash flow. The operations of AR Packaging consist of Branded Products, Specialties and Food packaging business. “This lar… Full story Ahlström Capital and Accent Equity to divest of ÅR Packaging Group 2013-11-08 | 09:00 ÅR Packaging Group has signed agreements which, when completed, will lead to divesting all ÅR Packaging businesses, i.e. the company’s Tobacco, Specialties and Food packaging operations. Å&R Carton's tobacco packaging operations and the two Russian operations will be acquired by Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, an integrated Austrian manufacturer of folding cartons and coated recycled carton board. The Sp… Full story A&R Carton Slider Pack is awarded the Silver Pack 2013 2013-04-14 | 00:00 A&R Carton has been awarded Silver Pack 2013 for its consumer friendly Slider Pack solution. The Slider Pack solution is an innovative and intuitive packaging concept with excellent consumer benefits. Germany has the oldest population in Europe and - after Japan - the second oldest in the world. This fast-growing target group has a great need for comfort and courtesy. To appreciate and promote packaging that meets these needs the competition Silver Pack Award was launched. The award ceremony took place during the inspirational expert meeting 'Customer Friendly Packaging' on 11 April 2013 in Mu… Full story A&R Carton shows Leadership through Sustainability at Brau Beviale 2012 2012-10-31 | 23:38 This year at BRAU, A&R Carton’s booth nr. 420 in Hall 4 will broadly display the topic Sustainability and A&R Carton’s Two-Piece Technology. For A&R Carton, sustainability is one of the most important long-term objectives as today’s environmental and business demands are best achieved via sustainable innovation. A&R Carton’s Two-piece Technology is a model example of sustainable innovation. Traditional open basket carriers and other pack constructions are made of one-piece of solid board. Consequently the options to reduce board weight are limited, unless risking the stability of the carrier. Using two pieces of solid board and state of the art gluing technology in its pack designs, A&R Carton offers a w… Full story New Packaging solution - Slider Pack 2012-03-13 | 12:51 A&R Carton uses its long experience in the packaging industry to develop new patented packaging solutions from existing techniques. A&R Carton has extensive experience in developing packaging with high convenience and safety, which are very important functions for dry foods. The SLIDER PACK is an example of a new package that provides the customer with a very high degree of protection while at the same time being very user friendly. Slider Pack The development of the new Slider Pack has taken place during recent years. It is a further development from the Hermetet Gable Top. The patented Slider Pack is based on the lined carton technology that has been used in the industry for several decades and was upgraded for modified atmosphere packaging by A&R Carton in 2010. The liner itself can be based on paper, PET or OPP with eith… Full story ÅR Packaging divestment cancelled 2014-02-13 | 00:00 ÅR Packaging Group announced in November 2013 that it would divest all of its businesses. Due to the failed sale of the Tobacco business the divestment process has been cancelled. ÅR Packaging Group announced on November 8, 2013 that it had signed agreements with a view to divest all ÅR Packaging businesses. The operations of ÅR Packaging consist of Tobacco, Specialties and Food packaging businesses. However, the Tobacco business divestment will not be completed. Simultaneously, ÅR Packaging has ended the divestment negotiations regarding the Specialties packaging and the… Full story Pro Carton ECMA Award 2013 to A&R Carton for Pandora box 2013-09-19 | 00:00 A&R Carton has received the Pro Carton ECMA Award 2013 for its Pandora box - a cost effective and child proof pack with barrier function and suited for fully automatic processing. The innovative packaging solution for nicotine chewing gums was awarded in the Pharmaceutical category. During the development process several constructions and ideas were evaluated together with brand owner McNeil/Johnson&Johnson and packaging machine partner in order to make an intelligent one-piece pack which is intuitive to use, child proof and can be processed in fully automatic machine concept. The Pandora Box meets all the requirements specified. The carton board selected meets the strict re… Full story Å&R Carton to divest its business area Beer & Beverage to Graphic Packaging 2012-11-29 | 09:17 Å&R Carton has entered into an agreement to sell its Business Area Beer & Beverage comprising the production plants in Sneek (NL) and Bremen (GER) to Graphic Packaging Holding Company, based in Marietta, USA. The beer & beverage business has operated on a stand-alone basis with product range primarily consisting of solid board multipacks for brewery products. “We are very pleased, especially for our customers and employees, to have found a new owner for our beer & beverage activities who will secure and develop this business into the future. For Å&R Carton, diversification will reduce as a result of t… Full story A&R Carton invests in a Gallus ICS 670 2012-04-18 | 10:04 A&R Carton is putting into operation a completely new-style gravure printing machine from Gallus. The ICS 670 represents the ultimate efficiency in flexible folding carton processing and is equipped with 11 printing mechanisms, reverse-side printing, cold and hot foiling technology, screen printing, multiple embossing and a panel separation unit. A&R Carton can look back on a history of many successful years in the manufacturing of folding carton, for example for tobacco products, confectionery and FMCG. Throughout the 50-year existence of its Augsburg factory, the company has played its role as an innovative pioneer, which it is now reinforcing with an investment of 9 million Euros in gravure printing. An investment of this magnitude is… Full story Harald Schulz New CEO of AR Packaging Group 2012-02-16 | 12:45 Harald Schulz was on 15 February 2012 appointed new CEO of European packaging company AR Packaging Group. He will assume the position on March 1st. Harald Schulz succeeds Per Lundeen who is resigning after 12 years as CEO and who will now instead be joining the Board of Directors. AR Packaging Group is one of Europe’s leading companies in the packaging sector with 18 factories in 8 countries. AR Packaging Group was formed in 2011 through a merger of A&R Carton Group and Flextrus. Harald Schulz is 47 years of age with long-standing experience from the packaging sector. He has been employed by the A&R Carton Group since 2001, most recently as Senior Vice President for its bu… Full story