Sidel
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage Packaging, Manufacturing, System Engineering |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people |
Mart Tiismann (CEO) Anders Wester (CFO) |
| Revenue |
 €1.415 billion (2012, net sales) |
| Employees | 5,495 (2012) |
| Parent | Tetra Laval |
| Website | sidel.com |
Sidel is a manufacturing company providing packaging for liquids such as water; carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; and sensitive beverages like milk, liquid dairy products, juices, nectars, tea, coffee and isotonics; as well as edible oil, beer and other alcoholic beverages.
Sidel manufacturers and services equipment that enables other companies to package such liquids using one of three main materials: plastic (especially PET, and also HDPE and PP), glass (including disposable and returnable bottles) and metal (including cans). It specializes in filling machines and blow-moulding equipment for PET, and also produces labellers, cappers, conveyors and other machines that can be integrated to form a complete liquid-packaging production line. Headquartered in Hünenberg, Switzerland, the company operates production facilities in 13 countries. It has approximately 5,300 employees, 26 plants, eight research & development units, 31 service units and 30,000 machines installed in 191 countries (2012).[1]
In 2003, Sidel joined Tetra Laval,[2] a multinational corporation of Swedish origin, which is active in liquid food packages and packaging. The Tetra Laval group is divided into three divisions: DeLaval, Tetra Pak and Sidel.
History
Since its foundation in 1961 in Le Havre, France, Sidel has been developing packaging technologies for glass bottles and metal cans. In 1961 the company developed the first plastic bottle made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a container for edible oil and, later on, wine, milk and water. In 1973 Sidel released the first plastic HDPE (high-density polyethylene) bottle for milk, sterilized by ultra-heat treatment (UHT). In 1980 Sidel delivered its first PET blow-molding machine to the family-owned soft-drink company Barraclough in Great Britain. Sidel’s first international subsidiary opened in 1984 in Atlanta, USA. In the same year, Sidel also sold the first high-speed PET blow-molding machine. In the 1990s Sidel acquired the French companies Hema (1995),[3] Cermex (1996) [4] and Gebo (1997). In 1998 Sidel introduced a system which combines blow molding, filling and capping.[5][6] In same year, the first Sidel dry preforms decontamination by H2O2 spray was launched with the Combi Disis.[7] The development of an internal carbon-based coating in 1999 strengthened the barrier properties of PET packages to gases (O2 and CO2) and made PET-bottles usable for beer.[8] In 2003 Sidel joined Tetra Laval and merged with the Italian company Simonazzi in 2005.[9] Simonazzi was founded in 1850 and had its headquarters in Parma, Italy.[10] In 2006, Sidel launched Predis™, its dry decontamination solution technology for preforms.[11]
Acquisition by Tetra Laval
The European Commission's Merger Task Force initially opposed the acquisition by Tetra Laval of Sidel, then valued at 1.7 billion euros. The Commission's opposition was eventually struck down in 2005 by the European Court of Justice, in a case that has become a landmark of European Union competition law.[12][13]
Fields of activity
Liquid filling
Sidel covers the entire process chain for liquid filling. The portfolio includes standalone equipment such as blow molders,[14] fillers,[15] rinsers and cappers. The aseptic filling lines comprise wet sterilization technology and dry preform sterilization using hydrogen peroxide.[16] The single packaging functions can also be fitted to a combined line.[17] The company also offers pasteurizers and labellers as well as end-of-line operations like palletizers and robotic equipment.
Packaging design
Another field of activity is the packaging design of PET bottles. In addition to the development of different shapes and sizes,[18] this includes flexible molding technologies[19] as well as convenience aspects concerning the handling of big PET-containers[20] or light weighting[21] and logistical aspects such as better storing solutions.[22]
Equipment training and maintenance
Sidel runs seven training facilities in France, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, USA, Malaysia and China. They offer seminars and technical trainings in different sectors such as filling technologies, maintenance and product applications.[23] The company also took part in the European project “SKILLS, Multimodal Interfaces for Capturing and Transfer of Skills”, funded by the European Framework Programme IST FP6. Sidel’s contribution to the five-year project phase was to test and develop virtual and augmented reality platforms for industrial training.[24] The company has also developed individual, customer-orientated on-the-job training and offers maintenance services on-site.[25]
Engineering and material handling
With its company branch “Engineering and material handling” Sidel offers packaging and process engineering services such as production line design and implementation services.
Awards (selection)
2012
- Supplier Performance Silver Award from Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages [26]
- Gold Stevie Award for Best Marketing or Sales Brochure or Kit – print (Inline magazine – issue 3)[27]
2011
- Best Supplier Award 2011 from Coca-Cola Hellenic[28]
- First prize in the category of “Efficient and Clean Technology” at the Prix Entreprises et Environnement (Enterprise and Environment Awards)[29]
- Supplier of the Year 2011 by South African Breweries Ltd. [30]
References
- ↑ Tetra Laval annual report. p. 56.
- ↑ "Tetra Laval purchase of Sidel gets green light." Canplastics.com
- ↑ Hema - Company History.
- ↑ Sidel acquires Cermex. Foodproductiondaily.com.
- ↑ Jugos del valle double equipped with sidels hot fill combis. Worldpackagingnews.com.
- ↑ Sidel: High Speed Combi Predis FMa. packagingeurope.com.
- ↑ Sidel sells its 50th Combi PredisTM to the co-packer Sokpol Poland. Petnology.com.
- ↑ Sidel's ACTIS Coating Economical Barrier Option for PET Bottles, packagingnetwork.com (http://www.packagingnetwork.com/doc.mvc/Sidels-ACTIS-Coating-Economical-Barrier-Optio-0002)
- ↑ Sidel to unveil new structure and technologies at Anuga, foodproductiondaily.com (http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Supply-Chain/Sidel-to-unveil-new-structure-and-technologies-at-Anuga)
- ↑ Simonazzi acquisition completed, News release (http://feed.ne.cision.com/wpyfs/00/00/00/00/00/06/2A/A8/wkr0001.pdf)
- ↑ Dairy launches first PET bottle for UHT milk, foodproductiondaily.com (http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Packaging/Dairy-launches-first-PET-bottle-for-UHT-milk)
- ↑ Doris Hildebrand (2009). The Role of Economic Analysis in the EC Competition Rules. Kluwer Law International. pp. 515–518. ISBN 978-90-411-2513-2.
- ↑ Richard Schaffer; Filiberto Agusti; Beverley Earle (2008). International Business Law and Its Environment. Cengage Learning. pp. 701–703. ISBN 978-0-324-64967-3.
- ↑ Sidel showcases latest blow-molding technology at NPE 2012, petnology.com (http://www.petnology.com/news-channel/news-detail/article/sidel-showcases-latest-blow-molding-technology-at-npe-2012.html?tx_news_pi1[action]=detail&tx_news_pi1[controller]=News&cHash=62b8a8b5acacc8071a451bac8413e595)
- ↑ Pulp friction, worldpackegingnews.com (http://www.worldpackagingnews.com/2012/04/pulp-friction/)
- ↑ Sidel’s high speed Combi Predis Fma raises sensitive production standards in PET, foodingredientsfirst.com (http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/Sidels-High-Speed-Combi-Predis-Fma-Raises-Sensitive-Production-Standards-in-PET.html)
- ↑ "Fast, sensitive beverage filling meets Chinese PET single-serve needs - Sidel." Beverage Daily."
- ↑ Flexible packaging solutions, plastech.biz (http://www.plastech.biz/news/article_4772_1/Flexible-packaging-solutions-for-all-products-shapes-and-sizes)
- ↑ ModulomoldTM: A single mold, several bottle shapes, petnology.com (http://www.petnology.com/de/news-channel/news-detail/article/modulomoldTM-a-single-mold-several-bottle-shapes.html?tx_news_pi1[action]=detail&tx_news_pi1[controller]=News&cHash=f6e635274da5f1a1566be9e4f942cf84veragedaily.com)
- ↑ Deep Grip – Next Generation Large Container Handles, Bestinpackaging.com (http://bestinpackaging.com/2011/08/17/deep-grip-next-generation-large-container-handles/)
- ↑ PET: energy efficiency, lightweighting & rPET-3, FoodBev.com (http://www.foodbev.com/news/pet-energy-efficiency-lightweighting-rp)
- ↑ Stackable PET-bottle could generate significant savings, Beveragedaily.com (http://www.beveragedaily.com/Processing-Packaging/Breakthrough-stackable-PET-bottle-could-generate-significant-savings-Sidel)
- ↑ Training investments, packagingeurope.com (http://www.packagingeurope.com/Packaging-Europe-News/46525/Training-investments-Sidel-helps-its-customers-get-the-most-out-of-their-equipment.html)
- ↑ Skills, Multimodal Interfaces for Capturing and Transfer of Skill (http://www.skills-ip.eu/index.php?48/institutions/partner/sidel-spa/21)
- ↑ From hotfill to aseptic: Soft Drinks International, May 2012, p.58-59
- ↑ Sidel India honored for supplying and equipment excellence, packagingeurope.com (http://www.packagingeurope.com/Packaging-Europe-News/45932/Sidel-India-honoured-for-supplying-and-equipment-excellence.html)
- ↑ 2012 Annual Report & Other Literature Awards Category Stevie® Award Winners (http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2657_21742.cfm)
- ↑ Sidel: Supplier award for customer service in Russia, kunstoffe-international.com (http://www.kunststoffe-international.com/ku/o_news.asp?task=2&news_id=212314142451-102&kl)
- ↑ list of prize winners, developpement-durable.gouv.fr (list of prize winners, developpement-durable.gouv.fr)
- ↑ Sidel named as ‘Supplier of the Year’, foodandbeveragepackaging.com (http://www.foodandbeveragepackaging.com/Articles/Supply_Side/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000001105367)