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Zanders hosts experts from the specialty paper industry

  • Publicado el 11 de Mayo de 2017

On the occasion of the Specialty Papers Europe Conference in Cologne in April (www.specialtypaperconference.com/europe), over 50 participants took the opportunity to tour the production facilities of Zanders, manufacturer of high-quality specialty papers and boards. Industry experts gained an exclusive insight into the plant at Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne.


Furthermore, the participants also learned how, following its acquisition by mutares AG in May 2015 and by introducing new structures, products and services, Zanders (www.zanders.com) has been achieving one major success after another. At the conference, Sales Director John Tucker emphasised the company's positive development in his talk on oil and grease-resistant, flexible packaging papers: By launching its brand "Zanbarrier" in 2016, Zanders has successfully consolidated its position in this market too and has been recording sales growth ever since.


Zanders is a German manufacturer of high quality speciality papers and boards developed especially for labels, packaging and graphical applications. Founded by Johann Wilhelm Zanders in Bergisch Gladbach in 1829, the company still operates the Gohrsmühle paper mill there today with around 500 employees. Its range encompasses high-gloss finished label papers and premium board grades forming part of the traditional Chromolux brand, one of the world's leading brands of paper, as well as the superb Zanpaper assortment which provides grades with a particularly smooth and natural surface respectively. It encompasses the Zanlabel types of label paper as well as the Zanpack grades of packaging board. Zanders offers premium brands Silver digital and Chromolux digital particularly developed for digital printing. The portfolio is completed by the flexible packaging paper Zankraft and Zanflex as well as the barrier paper Zanbarrier OGR. Manufacturers of beverages including spirits, sparkling wine, wine, beer and water, grocery and luxury food products, tobacco products, as well as pharmaceutical and cosmetics products are Zanders’ business clients.


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