From November 15-18, 2016 at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, UNITED CAPS will showcase its world class portfolio of Dairy and Infant Nutrition closures to more than 200 delegates attending the 3rd Dairy Asia Pacific Summit.

The Singapore summit represents a great opportunity to reinforce UNITED CAPS commitment to a “closure to you” global presence as well as, a demonstration of some highly innovative standard and bespoke closure solutions.

Those in attendance will be able to discover amongst the innovation on display, GREENCAP - The Kinder Cap. A closure that makes it affordable to be kinder to the environment. It is a pioneering technology breakthrough that overcomes traditional limitations of closure manufacture to deliver an efficient solution that combines low weight with high performance.

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Costing less than traditional PE closures, GREENCAP is proven to be the efficient choice for sealing baby food containers.

Filler

GREENCAP delivers a technology breakthrough, resulting in a unique PP blend that uses less plastic in the production process, helping baby food manufacturers to reduce their carbon footprints

• Cost efficient alternative to traditional closures
• No need to modify existing waterfall type sorter lines
• Beautifully balanced weight distribution reduces line stoppages
• Perfecting the centre of gravity allows faster packing
• Lightweight and easy to stack helps to reduce logistics costs

End User

GREENCAP is a kinder, more reliable and easier to use closure for the next generation around the world

• Reliable reseal after the first opening protects contents
• Easy to open even taking into account geographical differences in opening styles
• Easy to recycle and kinder to the environment for future generations

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The GREENCAP range offers a superb colour range and engraving opportunities for great shelf standout

UNITED CAPS truly stood out among the exhibitors at BrauBeviale 2015 that took place in Nürnberg, Germany, on 10-12 November. Not only did we have the opportunity to showcase our highly-innovative standard and bespoke closure solutions dedicated to the beverages industry, but we were also able to present our new brand identity and growth strategy to more than 38,000 trade show visitors. Participants came from across Europe and further afield.

Of particular note at the event – and gaining lots of attention – was our original petal-shaped user-friendly screw cap for Wattwiller’s mineral waters, a real brand-defining design. Among our advanced standard closure solutions, PROGLASS, PROSPARK and PROSPRING also proved to be of great interest to those present.

BrauBeviale 2015 was our first trade event under our new name and conversations with visitors indicated that UNITED CAPS’s ambition to expand our horizons and be closer to customers are very welcome to players in the beverage industry world.

Visit us at BRAUBEVIALE 2015 to discover why so many branded and private labels choose UNITED CAPS’s plastic caps and closures for their beverage products. We’ll be demonstrating much more than just our highly innovative standard and bespoke closure solutions. We’ll also be explaining our new identity and growth strategy that will bring us closer to customers to meet their needs wherever they are.

There are many good reasons to visit us, here are just four:

• Wattwiller’s custom solution for a user-friendly screw cap that’s exceptionally easy to open and eye-catching too.
• 28 PROGLASS: A next-generation, light, highly secure closure for returnable glass bottles that’s as reliable for still waters as it is for carbonated.
• PROSPARK: The light ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution that saves fillers time and money. Ideal for still and carbonated beverages, there’s no need to retool filling lines.
• 29/25 PROSPRING: A sports cap for still bottled waters that features an innovative ‘thumb tab’ and advanced hinge function for easy one-hand opening.

All our solutions are devised and developed in the most efficient way possible. Our focus on continual innovation assures the most advantageous designs and highly-performant solutions.

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Today, UNITED CAPS unveiled and officially inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Schwerin, northern Germany. Currently equipped to produce closures for the beverages sector, the 10,000 m² plant will allow the company to capture business in the German beverages industry. Its location will also help UNITED CAPS realise and fulfil international opportunities, particularly in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

The entire facility features two production halls, 12 silos and a hygiene sluice that ensures compliance with strict BRC Global Standards. The construction of two further manufacturing halls is planned for the future. The flow of goods has been designed for optimal productivity. Using a heat recovery system to heat the entire plant makes operations environmentally friendly.

UNITED CAPS acquired Schoeller Caps Systems (SCS) in Schwerin in 2013. The new Schwerin factory will help UNITED CAPS further complete its global footprint by being even closer to customers and meeting their needs wherever they are. It puts the company in an ideal position to fulfil its ambition of becoming the industry reference for plastics caps and closures for customers globally.

25 journalists from around the world, representing some of the industry’s most recognised on-line and print publications, as well as general media, joined us on 17 September in Hoboken, Belgium, to hear our industry-changing announcement and discover how our company is expanding its horizons.

Our new name and logo were very well received by everyone present. UNITED CAPS’s CEO Benoît Henckes outlined our new robust strategy for growth and explained how it will support UNITED CAPS’s ambition of becoming the industry reference in the plastic caps and closures business, close to customers. He also revealed the initiatives and activities that will help us achieve these goals.

Recently appointed Chief Innovation and Coaching Officer Philippe Thivet wowed the audience with some examples of UNITED CAPS’s vast innovative capabilities and product-defining solutions. He also described our unique approach to innovation and co-creating with customers and other partners.

Journalists then had the unique opportunity to see how UNITED CAPS’s highly-performant, reliable closures are manufactured during a tour of the company’s recently modernised and expanded Hoboken plant.

With a new growth strategy, the company strives for even greater innovation excellence and increased customer proximity to help it achieve its aim of becoming the industry reference for plastic caps and closures for customers globally.

The official announcement of the new name and strategy was made at an international invitation-only press event at one of the company’s recently refurbished and extended manufacturing facilities in Hoboken, Belgium.

“Our move to becoming UNITED CAPS sets our direction for the future. It’s the beginning of the path to expanding our horizons. It represents our efforts to truly unite all the companies we’ve brought together. To create one culture, one DNA across the global group. We intend to partner with customers wherever they need us. Customer relationship management will be a central focus point – along with managing our portfolio, making operational efficiency gains and managing our innovation pipeline. We’ll be looking to increase the number of global accounts we already serve and grow the segments we’re active in. These are exciting times for our company and this move is just the first step” - Benoît Henckes, CEO, UNITED CAPS.

PROCAP wants to thank all its visitors for showing interest in our company, and all (future) customers for their time & effort to visit our booth.

With a standard disk foam liner, 63 PROCURVE provides an easy-to-open closure for a wide range of agro chemical containers.

Filler

A revolutionary 63mm TE closure solution for agro chemicals

• to suit all >1lt capacity HDPE & Co-ex containers
• simplified filling process
  (excluding IHS)
• fully UN compliant using a standard multi-layer PE foam disk liner
• conform to IATA for air shipment
• easy integration into capping lines
  (overall standard dimensions)
• high stress cracking resistance
  (low torque at point of initial screwing)
• featuring end user ‘ease-of-use’
  (easy opening, closing & cleaning)
• increased product safety, and improved total packaging recycling

End User

A differentiating total packaging solution whereby an innovative closure concept guarantees

• overall product safety (leakproof & safe packaging solution)
• ease-of-use at point of use
  (easy opening/closing by low screwing torque)
  (easy cleaning/recycling by excluding IHS)
• a visible tamper evident solution
  (TE band drops down when bridges are broken)
• re-usable & continuous sealing feature

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UNITED CAPS obtained its current UN certification based on tests of a 5L HDPE and Co-ex AgriChem containers sporting the 63mm PROCURVE closure solution. At UN level 3H1/Y1.4/130 with H²O (water) the closure demonstrated screwing torque below 6.0Nm when initially screwed following filling. Torque this low makes it very easy for the end user to open manually.

Production facilities featuring high levels of automation require a closure that can assure a very low number of crooked caps. 38 PROFLATSEAL is that solution. Estavayer Lait (ELSA), a Swiss market player for dairy products, chose 38 PROFLATSEAL for its Migros brand of yoghurt drinks for that reason. 38 PROFLATSEAL also offers an extremely tight fit, making it a highly reliable closure solution that offers consumers real confidence in the end product.