Wim van den Bosh, CEO of MPS and Mehrdad Nabatchian, owner of Asan Pack shake hands on the deal
MPS has sold an EF 430 and two MPS EB 370 flexo presses to Asan Pack, producer of corrugated carton and package printing in Iran.
Asan Pack currently produces 80,000 tons of corrugated cartons and 20,000 tons of cardboard packaging with multi-color printing per year from its 45,000 sqm factory, working with brands such as Nestle, Danone, BAT (KENT), SONY and Samsung, in addition to many other Iranian brands. Having received a demand for label printing over the years, the company is now entering this market with a view to focusing on customers in Iran and neighbouring countries.
The two eight colour EB presses will be used to print labels and the 10 colour EF press will initially print shrink sleeves and wraparound flexible packaging. All presses have delam/relam units and the EF is also equipped with screen and double rewinder units for quick changeovers. All three presses will be installed at Asan Pack in September 2016.
‘[MPS] offered a thorough training program for our operators who are new to flexo and the label printing process,’ explained Mehrdad Nabatchian, Asan Pack CEO. ‘We are excited to receive our new MPS presses and embark into the world of narrow web label printing.’
According to Wim van den Bosch, CEO of MPS, the sale was historic for both companies: ‘After years of economic sanctions, Iran is now the center of attention for many multinational companies, and Asan Pack is responding to this demand. We are pleased to have been selected by Asan Pack as a partner.’
