A new packaging inks manufacturing site, located south west of Moscow in the Kaluga region, is currently under construction by Flint Group.
The site, which site will be operational early in 2022, will become the base for the entire Russian Flint Group Packaging Inks team, including laboratory facilities alongside technical and customer service functions. It will also be supported by the Flint Group Global Colour Centre (GCC) and Flint Group Global Innovation Centre (GIC), located in Poland and Sweden respectively, which provide 24/7 colour and technical support to the company’s customers in Russia and the Eastern European region.
Doug Aldred, president Flint Group Packaging Inks, said, ‘As one of the largest packaging markets in the world, Russia holds significant growth opportunities for our business. We’re delighted to announce a series of strategic commitments to the region to ensure our current and future customers are receiving best in class product and service solutions.’
The new site will manufacture the latest water and solvent-based ink ranges for the paper & board and flexible packaging sectors and will deliver a number of new, sustainable ink ranges. The new facility will provide laboratory testing, quality control, customer and technical service expertise in addition to a larger, manufacturing footprint. This facility will replace the existing site in Moscow; Flint Group Packaging Inks’ satellite facility in St. Petersburg will remain operational.
