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Coexpan buys Chile-based Sun Chemical Partners with

thermoformer HAVI for Bio-Renewable Inks

OEXPAN, the Grupo Lantero division specialising in un Chemical has
Crigid sheet solutions and thermoformed products Spartnered with HAVI,
and present in the Chilean market through its subsidiary a global company that
COEXPAN Coembal Chile (Santiago de Chile), has concluded sources and manages
an agreement for the acquisition of the thermoforming unit the packaging and
of BO Packaging Chile, which will continue with its current supply chains of leading
flexible packaging and poly-paper operations in Brazil and foodservice brands, to
Peru.This operation allows COEXPAN to consolidate its bring SunChemical’s
position as a leading player in the production of packaging SunVisto AquaGreen
for the food industry by extending its PS, PP, PET and bio-renewable inks to
PLA thermoforming and extrusion capacities through 3 market. Sun Chemical’s bio-renewable inks have been
production plants in the American continent: Chile, Brazil certified and specified by HAVI to be a recommended
and Mexico.The COEXPAN Coembal Chile plant, located natural-based ink solution, ensuring that foodservice
in Quilicura, Santiago, currently has a portfolio of PS, PP brands and manufacturers receive truly renewable
and PP Barrier, PET and PET Barrier based products for the packaging ink.“Over the past three years, HAVI has
development of packaging mainly aimed at the fresh food worked closely with Sun Chemical to help develop
packaging sector (trays for sliced products, meat, fish, natural-based inks which not only contain significantly
higher levels of bio-renewable resin content, but also
deliver high quality printing on fiber-based packaging
substrates,” said Felipe Mellado, chief marketing
officer, Sun Chemical.
“The collaboration is another great example of why
Sun Chemical has been a trusted innovator for 200
years. HAVI came to us with a unique challenge and
we provided a solution that they have certified and
specified. We’re also pleased to have developed a
product that is in line with our own sustainability policy.

fruit clamshells, etc), dairy products and ready-prepared HAVI’s extensive global network and relationships with
foods, personal care and hygiene products, household package developers on all continents means that Sun
products, among others.As COEXPAN Division CEO, Dinis Chemical’s natural-based inks could be used by any of
Mota, points out, “The acquisition of BO Packaging Chile HAVI’s global partners anywhere in the world.“Many
forms part of our Global Thermoforming Strategic Plan major foodservice and consumer packaged goods
and it will enable us both to reinforce our presence in an brands have signaled the need for packaging that
area that is strategic for the Division and to broaden our delivers on their sustainability goals and objectives,”
portfolio of rigid packaging products in other countries said Shane Bertsch, vice president, innovation, HAVI.
in the short term. We are delighted to work with BO “We’re pleased to have Sun Chemical partner with
Packaging Chile and to be able to offer our customers us to improve the sustainability of packaging.” HAVI
increasingly more efficient, more sustainable packaging is a global, privately owned company focused on
solutions”.Furthermore, as highlighted by Cristian Spoerer, innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains
Managing Director of COEXPAN Coembal Chile: “This of leading brands. Offering services in marketing
important operation allows us to continue to grow in analytics, packaging, supply chain management and
Chile through our line of thermoformed products while at logistics, Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than
the same time continuing to develop innovative solutions 10,000 people and serves customers in more than
based on the pillars of sustainability and circularity”. 100 countries.

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