The firm has leased a new building complex to meet the growing demand for sustainable packaging solutions in the Australian market
Multivac Australia expands its sales capacity in Queensland. (Credit: MULTIVAC)
Integrated packaging solutions provider Multivac has leased a new building complex, the Yatala Building, to boost its sales and logistics capacity in Queensland.
The new building is situated just 2km from the last location and close to the M1 motorway, which connects the Gold Coast to Brisbane.
Multivac said the new location offers 1,200m², which is three times as much room as the last complex.
Modern amenities are provided in a standardised and appealing layout for the offices and production spaces.
A wide range of films and other packaging materials may now be stocked in addition to spare parts due to the increased storage capacity from 93 to 520 pallet spots.
According to the firm, the physical area of operation for the subsidiary in Queensland is very widespread to meet the growing requirement in particular for sustainable packaging solutions in the Australian market.
MULTIVAC group president Christian Traumann said: “The target set by the Australian Government means that by 2025 one hundred per cent of all packs in the country must be reusable, compostable or recyclable.
“In addition to this, the increasing awareness by consumers of material-efficient and recyclable packaging concepts, as well as the demand for solutions from renewable resources such as cardboard and other paper fibre-based materials, are fuelling growth on the continent enormously.”
With its vast portfolio of PaperBoard materials, the firm is capable of meeting the demand for sustainable packaging.
The thermoforming packaging machines and traysealers from MULTIVAC are perfectly capable of handling paper fibre-based packaging designs without any issues.
Multivac Australia managing director Andrew Hutchison believes that the sausage processing industry will continue to grow because many small butcher shops in Queensland’s coastal region process 500kg or more of sausages each week.
The chamber machine industry has additional potential for packaging convenience foods like meatballs or burgers as well as fresh meat.