RETAL is fast-growing manufacturer of high-quality packaging solutions, including preforms, closures, bottles, containers and films. Read more
Global packaging manufacturer RETAL will invest a further 4 million euro in its Lithuanian operations, this time for a new 4000 square metre warehouse and administration building for a state of the art laboratory in the Klaipeda Free Economic Zone (FEZ). Read more
Global packaging manufacturer RETAL will invest a further €4 million in its Lithuanian operations, this time for a new 4000 square metre warehouse and administration building for a state of the art laboratory in the Klaipeda Free Economic Zone (FEZ).
To meet the growing product demand from its customers throughout Europe and beyond, RETAL (Baltic) recently signed the contract with Klaipeda FEZ to expand its existing premises. RETAL Baltic is already located in the Zone, manufacturing APET film that is used for food and other products, as well as HDPE bottle closures (caps), used for PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles.
RETAL Baltic, a part of Retal Industries Ltd, has been growing by 20% year on year over the last five years, with 2018 set to post a record turnover of €44 million.
In 2017 RETAL Baltic produced and sold 12,000 tons of APET film and 2.5 billion caps to customers throughout the EU as well as in Africa.
With nearly 400 people working in Klaipeda at RETAL Baltic and the NEO Group, and over 200 people in Lentvaris and Vilnius, about 600 people work for RETAL companies in Lithuania.
The headquarters of Retal Industries is located in Limassol, Cyprus.
Employing more than 2,800 people in 23 production sites in 12 countries, RETAL delivers high-quality products certified by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000 to customers in 60 countries.
Anatoly Martynov, the owner of Retal Industries, speaks from over 25 years' experience in the industry. Martynov explains: "For over 10 years, we have continuously invested funds, know-how and experience in developing our dynamic enterprises in Lithuania. Lithuania is a strategically important region for RETAL in Europe. We plan to continue to grow our business and invest for the future to ensure stable market positions, partnership relations with customers and attract the cooperation with leading industry experts.”
Viktorija Jureviciute, General Manager of RETAL Baltic, says, "Klaipeda FEZ is an excellent location for RETAL for a number of reasons: the stability of Lithuania makes it favorable for investment; the Free Economic Zone aids business development; we have good relations with local governmental authorities; and we achieve superior results through the quality of our people.
With over 87,000 visitors and 39% of participants stating this was their only trade show of 2018, global packaging solutions company RETAL enjoyed an active ALL4PACK event this year, with its sustainability director part of the Petnology panel discussion on the latest industry challenges.
Presenting its complete range of PET and rPET preforms, closures, containers and films, including its market-leading multilayer technology, RETAL's multilingual team met with customers and industry experts to discuss the ever-changing trends and the all-important demands of consumers, including the need for more sustainable solutions.
RETAL's sustainability director Emmanuel Duffault was a participant in the Petnology Conference panel discussion at ALL4PACK, sharing his expertise in how leading food and drink brands can harness the responsible characteristics of rPET for their packaging and meet strict CSR targets.
Duffault says, “It was a positive discussion, focused on the advantages of rPET and PET over packaging alternatives. I was interested to hear my fellow panelist Christian Detrois from Nestle share his thoughts on the strong sustainability aspects of PET thanks to its lower carbon footprint. We also talked about how the consumer perception of plastic is low, but actually the key issues are its collection and recycling. I appreciated being invited to participate in such an important industry event.”
Protect with multilayer
The RETAL stand included its latest weight-reducing High Grip closure solution that is now in mass production, the 100% rPET preforms that RETAL converts for Nestle Pure Life and a selection of the PET yoghurt containers developed for Danone's 'heritage' dairy brand in Russia. It also showed its highly-respected multilayer solutions, which RETAL has been investing in and developing in Europe since 2003.
Emilie Chassagnard-Perreau, Commercial Manager at RETAL France, says, “The objective with multilayer is to compete with the performance of glass bottles while keeping the advantages of plastic: lighter weight and reduced carbon footprint – both key topics at this year's ALL4PACK. We talked with a number of leading French food and beverage brands as well as with major global brands to share our broad range of complete solutions that meet their strict demands and are already chosen by many household names.”
RETAL is proud to present our proven portfolio of films at this year’s FachPack, from 25-27 September at Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, Germany.
Viktorija Jureviciute, RETAL Baltic General Manager, “RETAL is one of the strongest producers of metallized APET films in the European market and we are actively growing our already solid portfolio of PET and PET/PE films. We will be presenting a number of designs and samples at our stand and welcome the chance to meet customers.
FachPack is considered the packaging producers’ trade exhibition, with 2018 the first year that RETAL has its own stand, having attended for over ten years. Offering ‘an outstanding spectrum of products for packaging, packing machines and packaging processes...’, FachPack is well-suited to RETAL and its customers.
Jureviciute adds, “As a dedicated European packaging show, FachPack is the ideal place for us to present our packaging film solutions to a targeted audience. RETAL is already well known in the film market - we have been producing PET film for over ten years.”
With German-speaking countries represented, as well as visitors from neighbouring countries including France, Belgium and the Netherlands, RETAL's multilingual sales team will be on hand to discuss the company’s range of reliable PET and PET/PE films at this event.
RETAL will be delighted to welcome visitors to Stand 138, Hall 9, with free tickets available for our customers who register at www.fachpack.de/voucher using the code B394260.
На Международной выставке пластмасс NPE2018: RETAL объявил о запуске решения для горячего розлива, которое приведет к существенной экономии средств.
Обладая значительными экологическими преимуществами, наше решение для упаковки с использованием горячего розлива имеет низкий вес и позволяет сократить расходы на транспортировку, а также выполнено в превосходном дизайне, отвечающем требованиям ведущих мировых брендов.
Влад Гаскаров, R&D специалист RETAL, сообщает: «Мы создали комплексное решение для горячего розлива, которое делает существующий на рынке дизайн не актуальным. Это настоящий прорыв в секторе упаковки, и мы рады заявить на NPE о его запуске в этом году. Продукт не только значительно легче, чем существующая на рынке упаковка, но также позволяет производителям выдувать бутылки на своем собственном оборудовании. Компаниям больше не нужно покупать пустые пластиковые бутылки и перевозить их за сотни километров. Благодаря новому комплексному решению по производству преформ и крышек для горячего розлива, клиентам больше не придется «перевозить воздух» - они смогут выдувать свои бутылки. Это большое преимущество как для брендов, так и для сохранения окружающей среды».
Для североамериканского рынка RETAL разработал индивидуальный дизайн, который позволяет снизить вес упаковки на 10-15%. Специальная горловина RETAL, наряду с существенным снижением веса представляет собой первоклассное комплексное решение в области упаковки. Мы планируем выпуск полной линейки размеров бутылки, при всех инновационных преимуществах продукта и без ограничений прав собственности. Г-н Гаскаров также отметил: «Мы оптимизировали дизайн корпуса за счет более качественного распределения материала и создания равномерной толщины стенки бутылки. Это отвечает требованиям ведущих мировых брендов напитков, с самыми строгими стандартами на рынке»
RETAL demonstrates and boosts its strong commitment to sustainability with the appointment of its first Sustainability Director.
Experienced sustainability and CSR specialist Emmanuel Duffaut joined RETAL on 1st March 2018 and he is already making a positive impact. With a strong background gained across R&D, production and sustainability positions in the food industry, Emmanuel also brings with him an understanding of the needs of RETAL’s customers - the food and beverage companies that use PET.
Duffaut says, “RETAL is a responsible business with a priority objective to improve its sustainability performance across its entire value chain, and I am very excited to be leading this project.
Aligning our effort with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, our main objective will be to reduce our products’ environmental footprint, with special focus on climate change mitigation, and to ensure the highest level of compliance on the social and working conditions aspect, both in our factories and in our suppliers’ facilities.
To that end, after a complete due diligence, we will define realistic but ambitious goals and report publicly on our progress.”
As a major player in the PET value chain, RETAL is looking forward to taking on the challenge and the responsibility of creating a Plastic Circular Economy. The company will continue to reduce plastic pollution and foster the reuse and recycling of plastic material.
RETAL pays special attention to the local communities where it operates and, in addition to the economy generated around the company's activity, it seeks to help and participate to their sustainable development.
RETAL's largest closures production facility has been rewarded for its focus on consistent quality, continuous innovation and ongoing investment with an industry-recognised quality assurance certification from one of the world's most famous beverage brands.
This Certification Program is widely acknowledged as an industry standard for packaging manufacturers, rewarding reliable and quantifiable quality through approved high-level testing and evaluation of trusted global suppliers.
RETAL's state-of-the-art facility in Lithuania serves Europe with a wide range of closures and films. This quality certification has been specifically awarded to the plant’s R&D laboratory for the manufacture of plastic closures.
On the 8th December 2017 the leading global drinks brand awarded RETAL the certificate, which is valid for five years. It represents the ongoing RETAL focus on delivering multi-national quality control for its customers by providing them complete packaging solutions and proven service. As one of very few European packaging manufacturers to be given this certification, RETAL is proud to work to the strict standards this demands.
Dr. Naglis Svickus, Quality Manager for RETAL Baltic, says, “This certification is a great representation of RETAL's commitment to quality and rigorous testing, as well as recognition of our investment in the latest equipment.”
The investment saw RETAL purchase advanced testing equipment, including the highly-respected precise geometry measurement O-Inspect device from Zeiss. Svickus adds, "We are able to skillfully perform measurement testing both by the contact method and optically. RETAL closures deliver verifiable and reliable results and this certification is our guarantee.
RETAL is pleased to announce its participation at NPE2018: The Plastics Show on May 7-11, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. RETAL welcomes visitors to stand S14059 in the Bottle Zone to share its latest packaging solutions across an extensive portfolio of preforms, closures, containers and films. RETAL is keen to understand the needs and challenges of customers and can even prepare a customized offer for your business at the show.
RETAL Lithuania will install solar panels on the roof of its factory buildings following its successful grant from European Union Structural Funds, with the construction completing in 2018.
The panels will be installed on RETAL's administration, warehouse and production buildings in Lentvaris, LT, covering an area of 15,000 m2 – making this the largest solar roof project in Lithuania to date. The panels are expected to meet the yearly electricity demand of the administration and warehouse buildings by generating over 1,200 MWh per year.
Giedrius Viederis, General Manager of RETAL Lithuania, comments, “This technology fits perfectly with our responsible approach to the environment, and we expect our customers will appreciate that the zero CO2 energy from the solar panels will contribute to producing their products.”
RETAL Lithuania is implementing the project “Solar power plant by RETAL Lithuania” (project identification code No. 04.2.1-LVPA-K-836-01-0028) under the Operational Program for the European Union Funds Investments in 2014-2020 priority axis 4 “PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTION AND USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY’” measure No. 04.2.1-LVPA-K-836 “Renewable Energy Sources for industry LT+”. Project sum 1 007 635 EUR, (469 581 EUR European Regional Development Fund).