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FLEXIBLES FOCUS | www.packagingnews.com.au | July-August 2021
Apex flexes Aus-made muscle
Australian flexible packaging manufacturer, Apex Films, is now registered to use the Australian Made and Owned logo and has launched a new outer packaging design for its latest cast pallet stretch film range. PKN reports.
“Apex Films has a vision to be rec- ognised as Australia’s leading sus- tainable polyethylene (PE) film pro- ducer. We continue to work with major resin manufacturers to develop films which will use 50 per cent recy- cled content,” Zanatta adds.
“We will continue to promote being proudly Australian made and owned and expand our operations with a focus on quality and sustainability.”
Underpinning Apex Films’ growth strategy is the requirement to expand its production capacity with the best film extrusion tech- nology available in the world.
Zanatta tells PKN: “We have ordered a new multi-layer line due for installation late 2021 to supplement our existing modern equipment.” ■
APEX Films, based in Melbourne, has seen strong sales growth in the past 12 months, particularly with its cast pallet stretch film range, as distributors and end users alike are increasingly rec- ognising the value in a locally produced cast stretch film. The
company says distributors continue to battle with longer lead times on imported films due to more complex supply chains and delayed shipping schedules combined with signifi- cantly increased shipping costs.
Apex Films was founded in 1995 and is privately owned by Peter and Robert Zanatta, who are joint MDs and second-generation packaging manufacturers. Their father, Bob Zanatta, founded Beaver Plastics in the early 1970s. The business was subsequently sold in the late 1980s.
Apex Films has a range of blown and cast extrusion capability along with 8- and 10-colour flexographic printing presses, solventless lamina- tion, a range of slitter/rewinders, and bag converters.
The company says the new stretch film outer packaging features a
modern design style to reflect the high quality product along with the Australian Made and Owned logo.
“We are proud to market our prod- ucts under the Australian Made and Owned logo,” says Peter Zanatta.
“Our mission is to ensure all flex- ible packaging we manufacture is made to exact specifications and our customers receive world-class quality products. We do this by ensuring we have the latest extrusion and printing technology coupled with a highly skilled and experienced workforce.”
Zanatta says the latest range of cast pallet stretch film is testament to the company’s focus on efficiently pro- ducing a top-of-the-range quality product, which is very competitive in the market both in terms of per- formance and price.
In late 2020, Apex Films appointed Rob Archibald as sales manager, Industrial Films to complement its existing sales team. Archibald has over 30 years’ sales and marketing experi- ence in packaging at senior levels and will focus on the growth and develop- ment of the company’s pallet stretch film and stretch hood film range.
ABOVE: Apex Films extrusion area in its Melbourne factory.
BELOW: The new stretch film outer packaging features a modern design style to reflect the world class product along with the Australian Made and Owned logo.