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CONSTANTIA AFRIPACK

Arnold Vermaak
www.cflex.com

THE PREFERRED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
PARTNER
Constantia, the world’s third largest flexible packaging
company acquired Afripack, South Africa’s prominent
flexible packing company in 2015. Constantia’s global
presence and flexible packaging expertise makes
them the perfect owner for us according to Constantia
Afripack Chairman, Arnold Vermaak.
From humble beginnings in 1933 as a producer of
cement sacks, the company now has four production
sites in South Africa, all of which are clearly focused on
a specific market segment within flexible packaging.
“Afripack was an attractive acquisition for a global
company,” commented Vermaak. A current worldwide
trend is in flexible packaging solutions rather than
rigid packaging. The global trends driving demand for
flexible packaging are:
� Urbanisation, which includes a trend to small
families driven by convenience
� Emerging middle class
� The desire for premium lifestyle products
� Health considerations and the needs of an ageing
society
� Environmental impact including sustainability,
reduction of material thickness and a smaller
carbon footprint in production
Within Constantia Afripack there are Four Strategic
building blocks:
Focus
Constantia Afripack’s activities are clearly defined
as flexible packaging for sub-Sahara Africa - be it
industrial flexibles (sacks and extrusion coated papers)
or consumer flexibles (FMCG packaging and pouch).
The company is structured around two focused
business units - Constantia Afripack Industrial (with
plants in Durban and Brits) and Constantia Afripack
Flexibles (with plants in Durban and Cape Town).

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