United Caps has reported that it is meeting its strategic growth initiatives despite the pandemic, enabling the company to continue to generate 50 per cent of its business from the bespoke development of caps and closures to meet specific customer needs.
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United Caps makes progress in Asian markets
United Caps opened its first Asian plant in Kulim, Malaysia, in 2019.
CEO Benoit Henckes said: “In 2019, we opened our new plant in Kulim, Malaysia, in furtherance of our CLOSE TO YOU strategy, and this has helped position us more strongly in the Asian region as well as to provide improved support to our Asian customers. In addition, we opened two new state-of-the-art European plants during 2020, Dinnington in the UK and Valframbert in France. These actions were critical to both our ongoing CLOSE TO YOU strategy and to our ability to meet our strategic growth objectives.”
United Caps now serves its customers from 10 production plants, including the Malaysia plant and 16 sales locations around the world. At the end of 2020, the company reported turnover of over €156m.
Henckes added: “We continue to enhance our infrastructure to support some of the world’s biggest brands, who look to United Caps caps and closures to help create new markets, safeguard product integrity, assure safety and consumer health, and ultimately protect brand reputation. For example, our Kulim plant offers excellent logistics and supporting services, including road transportation to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, as well as proximity to Butterworth Port to serve the entire ASEAN region with caps and closures for infant nutrition…
“We are especially proud of our 127 SAFE-TE closures that will be made in Asia for Asia, ensuring safety and convenience for infant nutrition. This product was recognised as Most Welcomed Packaging Solution of the Year 2019 by Duxes.”