Moving ahead, quick and balanced

BOX
2 Editorial
3 2004 Annual Report
4 The Model Group
6 Awards
7 Looking ahead
8 Western Region (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France)
10 Central Region (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland)
12 South-Eastern Region (Croatia)
13 Thurpapier, Inoflex
14 Pack Shop
15 Looking back
16 Preview · Publication details
Moving ahead, quick
and balanced
No. 56 | 1st quarter 05
EDITORIAL
Dear Reader
A look back, a look around, and a look
ahead – we have packed these three perspectives into the first Model Box of 2005.
From our beginnings as packaging manufacturers 123 years ago, our company has
developed into a pan-European group which
now has 2695 capable employees. In this
issue, the milestones along this path of development are traced in condensed form.
The art of packaging, with its wide variety of
design and application possibilities, affords
us such joy that good cheer prevails today
and bright prospects beckon from tomorrow. Packaging contributes to the smooth
automation of product fulfillment, optimal
enticement at the point of purchase, and
sensual contact with the packaging surfaces.
Regardless of how fierce competition for attention on the shelf may become – we are
right in the fray and aren’t going away –
Model, the power packaging people!
Do you have packaging ideas? Do you have
packaging concerns? Do you want to standardize your abundance of packaging styles
and apply economies of scale? Do you see
things that we can improve?
If so, I look forward to hearing from you at
d.model@modelgroup.com.
And now I invite you to join me on a tour
through various countries, getting to know
their people and their solutions to packaging issues!
Yours sincerely,
Daniel Model
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2004 ANNUAL REPORT
A look around – here is a view of the Model
Group as it exists today. To begin with,
please accompany us for an overview of our
numbers and profits as of the end of 2004.
Last year, for the first time in its history, the
Model Group exceeded one half billion
Swiss francs in sales. This success was built
upon the international expansion of the
group, which commenced 13 years ago.
The CHF 32.7 million (6.6%) growth in revenue or over the previous year is due to
sales increases in all Model regions and
product segments. Had there been no
changes in the scope of consolidation and
with exchange rates remaining constant, internal sales growth would have been 3.7%
(previous year 7%). The consolidated equity
ratio increased from 65.7% to 68%; the number of employees has risen to just below
2,700. Capital expenditure and acquisitions
have also reached the highest level to date
at CHF 51 million.
The packaging sector shows developments
which parallel general economic developments, especially in the areas of industrial
production and consumption. More than
half of all corrugated cardboard and paperboard packaging is used for the food and
luxury article industries. When consumption
and industrial production rise, the demand
for packaging rises, and vice versa.
The whole of the Swiss economy, which has
always been our primary sales market with
more than a third of the total volume,
showed very attractive growth in 2004. The
growth rates of our markets in the EU, particularly in the central European countries of
the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia,
are continuing the trend of the previous
years with significant increases.
The year 2004 has been one of volume
growth in all divisions of the Model Group.
Our paper mill in Weinfelden, which produces recycled paper for our own needs as
well as for the external market, was able to
achieve a 4,000-tonne increase in volume to
a record 136,322 tonnes. The group’s corrugated board production increased by a total
of approximately 9.3%, primarily due to a
growth in the Central region. All the cardboard facilities in Au, Hanau, and Opava
registered encouraging growth. The client
base has especially broadened within the
cosmetic and confectionary packaging arenas. Meanwhile, the greatest increase in
cardboard packaging has now come from
Cofinec Bohemia a. s. in the Czech Republic,
which was acquired in December 2003 and
consolidated for the first time in 2004.
With regard to production costs, elevated
paper prices combined with increases in operating costs, particularly in the areas of energy, insurance, and personnel, have led to
declining margins. These were only partially
offset by improvements in productivity. Additionally, the South-eastern region (Croatia)
suffered a virtual price collapse due to the
entry of a new competitor to a market, exacerbating excess capacity issues there. This
price collapse has left an imprint on the region’s operational profits.
The investments made during the reporting
year were largely focused on streamlining
and replacement in the Western region, and
on capacity increases and quality improvements in the Central region. The largest expenditures were the partial replacement of a
transline in Weinfelden, a new flatbed diecutter in Moudon, and one offset printer
each for Hostinné and Opava.
Cofinec Bohemia a. s., the Model Group’s
new cardboard packaging subsidiary in the
Czech Republic, was integrated quickly and
successfully. This company, which had been
operating at a loss in previous years, was
turned around effectively and Cofinec Bohemia a. s. has been recognized as "best
supplier" by a large international customer
in the Czech Republic.
In 2004 our employees again largely dedicated their work to the advancement and
improvement of quality in all areas – quality
not only of the product, but also of the accompanying paperwork, the appearance of
our mills, our image, and of employee communication with our customers and partners. If you have seen us change in a positive way, we are pleased and gratified. We
have not always succeeded; there have, for
example, been times when newly introduced IT systems have played tricks on us.
Our aim is for you always to receive the kind
of service from Model that will leave your
thoughts of product packaging pleasant and
worry-free.
In the name of all our employees, I thank
you for your confidence in us. We’re looking
forward to the new challenges that lie in the
year ahead!
Walo Hinterberger
CEO
Percentage of total sales 2004 by country
Model Group in figures
2004
2003
2002
9
3
Consolidated gross sales in CHF millions
Corrugated board production in million m2
Laminated corrugated board packaging
in million m2
Cardboard packaging in tonnes
Container board production in tonnes
Investments in property, plant and equipment
and acquisition of companies in CHF millions
Average number of employees
527.6
568
494.9
519
468.2
484
17.7
19,952
136,322
14.5
14,121
132,527
11.7
13,335
130,835
2
35
10
20
9
5
51.0
2,695
48.0
2,534
39.2
2,408
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Switzerland
Germany
France
Austria
Czech Republic
Poland
Slovakia
Croatia
Others
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THE MODEL GROUP
The Model Group
Gathered under the umbrella of Weinfeldenbased Model Holding AG, the Group consists of 20 companies throughout Europe,
all of which specialize in the production of
cardboard and corrugated board packaging
along with a comprehensive variety of
related services.
FINLAND
SWEDEN
NORWAY
ESTON
The group’s consolidated annual revenue
in 2004 was CHF 527.6 million (EUR 351.7
million).
LAT
Model Holding AG
Industriestrasse 33
CH-8570 Weinfelden
T +41 (0) 71 626 76 21
F +41 (0) 71 626 76 22
info.moh@modelgroup.com
www.modelgroup.com
LITHUANIA
DENMARK
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
U. K.
23 20
POLAND
Board of Directors
Dr. Daniel Model, President and
Managing Director
Martin U. Model
Peter J. Hauser
Daniel J. Sauter
BELGIUM
B
M
GERMANY
15
12
LUX.
10
17
13
22
Model Management AG
Industriestrasse 33
CH-8570 Weinfelden
T +41 (0) 71 626 76 21
F +41 (0) 71 626 76 22
info.mgt@modelgroup.com
www.modelgroup.com
SLOVAKIA
7
FRANCE
4
9
2 6
18
8
AUSTRIA
1
HUNGARY
3
SWITZERLAND
S
D
19
SLOVENIA
BOSNIA
SERBIA
CROATIA
A
ITALY
ANDORRA
Group Management
Dr. Walo Hinterberger, Chief Executive Officer
Georg Wechsler, Chief Financial Officer
Christoph Reuss, Prime Cardboard Packaging
Karl Schneider, Group Sales
Roman Jamnický, Projects Central Europe
Ivo Kolář, Support Central Europe
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16
14
CZECH
5
21
Group Functions
Beat Amberg, Group Controlling
Luis Flores, Marketing West
Paul Kleger, Corrugator Productivity
Rolf Molls, Technics
Stephan Schad, Paper Trading
Radovan Wicha, Marketing Central
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CORSICA
MONTENEGRO
MACEDONIA
SPAIN
SARDINIA
GREECE
BALEARIC
ISLANDS
1
Model Holding AG, Weinfelden
Model Management AG, Weinfelden
Model AG, Weinfelden
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Inoflex AG, Weinfelden
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Thurpapier, Weinfelden
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Pack Shop, Weinfelden
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2 Model Emballages SA, Moudon
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3 Model PrimePac AG, Au
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4 Model PrimePac SA, Romanel
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Pack Shop Romandie SA, Romanel
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5 Model Kramp GmbH, Hanau
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6 Model InoPac AG, Flamatt
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Pack Shop, Flamatt
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7 Pack Shop AG, Dietikon
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8 Pack Shop Linz GmbH, Linz
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9 Pack Shop Romandie SA, Geneva
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10 Model Obaly a. s., Opava
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Pack Shop, Opava
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11 Model Obaly a. s., Nymburk
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ALBANIA
12 Pack Shop, Prague
13 Model MB Karton s r.o.,
Moravské Budějovice
14 Cofinec Bohemia a. s., Hostinné
15 Model Opakowania Sp. z o.o., Biłgoraj
16 Pack Shop, Katowice
17 Model Obaly Slovakia s r.o., Martin
18 Pack Shop, Bratislava
19 Model Pakiranja d.d., Zagreb
20 Model TekPak Sp. z o.o.,
Czosnów k. Warszawy
21 Sales office Model AG,
Villingen-Schwenningen
22 Sales office Model Kramp GmbH,
Le Chesnay
23 Sales office Model Kramp GmbH,
Warsaw
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Model AG Weinfelden… the foundation, the motivation, the courage to
change
From a family business in Thurgau to a
multinational packaging group – since its
establishment in 1882 the Model Group has
developed and solidified into its present
form. More especially during the last 13
years, a Europe-wide distribution and production network for cardboard and corrugated board packaging has emerged.
Nevertheless this family business continues
to be conscious of its roots: the Model
Group is still headquartered at its original
location at Model AG in Weinfelden, approximately 37 miles northeast of Zurich.
D
NIA
RUSSIA
IVA
by customers" here does not simply refer to
the manufacturing of clever packaging solutions, but also to proactive packaging innovation in close collaboration with the customer playing the role of "idea generator"
It is not the total number of potential packaging patents granted or awards received
that demonstrates a genuine grasp of innovation, but rather a mastery of the areas involved in the packaging development
process, such as logistics, print consultation
and waste management.
The Model Group in Weinfelden has provided a broad foundation for our growth. In
view of trends in the international packaging
markets, this Model Group combines all the
necessary resources required for a closed
packaging life cycle, comprising production,
processing, and recycling of corrugated
board packaging.
BYELARUS
UKRAINE
M
MOLDOV
VA
V
ROMANIA
G
Process cycle
BULGARIA
Model not only produces packaging but also
accompanies this process with a comprehensive service package: the Model Global
Packaging Services (MGPS). "Global" stands
for an international network; "packaging"
stands for innovative packaging solutions;
"services" stands for all-inclusive service.
TURKEY
The Model Group’s services are organized
into the following divisions:
• Containerboard
• Corrugated board
• Cardboard
• Litho-laminated packaging
• Die-cutting tools
• Pack Shop
• Model Global Packaging Services
Corporate vision
The entire Model Group functions in accordance with our corporate vision, "Futura".
Futura stands for a model of corporate development which encompasses five aspects:
markets, quality, decisions, energy and leadership.
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Standard products
Die-cutting tools
Prime packaging
To guarantee that its ability to compete internationally is maintained in the future,
Model is dedicated to a process of continual
improvement. The goal is to ensure a lean
and flexible company which operates as efficiently as possible and is "pulled" forward
by its packaging customers. "Pulled forward
We place our comprehensive expertise at
the customer’s disposal to arrive at the ideal
packaging solution for the product. This
process is conducted efficiently through direct dialogue between the product designer
and the customer. This direct decision-making process is also reflected in the flat management structure characteristic of the entire Model Group.
Apart from applying efficient methods of
operation, it is our highest goal to develop
high quality packaging and offer optimal
customer service. To this end we continually
invest in new machines and processing
equipment.
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AWARDS
Intelligent Packaging DVD
The DVD "Intelligent Packaging" received
numerous international awards during 2004.
This DVD gives a memorable presentation
of the process of developing product packaging. This journey is presented in conjunction with an introduction of our various divisions.
Most of the actors are Model AG employees
and can therefore be observed performing
their actual duties.
Awards: – Intermedia Gold Award (Public
Relations Cat. Image) – EDI (Direction and
Overall Impression) – European Masterclass
2005 (Master of Excellence, Sound/Music)
"Imagine" (Kraft Foods)
This packaging was awarded the title "Packaging of the Year 2004" at the ECMA (European Carton Makers’ Association) convention. This is the highest commendation the
group confers. Its special shape and the
high quality application of printing technology help this packaging to make a strong
impression. The product packaging was offset printed and then additionally enhanced
using Iriodin pigments, hot foil stamping,
and structural embossing.
Company award for Moravské
Budějovice
In March 2004, Model MB Karton was honored with the prize for the best company in
the Vysocina region. During the selection
process the companies were first chosen
and then themselves asked to participate in
their own evaluation.
An Apple for Motivation
This year Model Holding AG received a particularly special award. The company was
honored with the "Apple of Thurgau 2005"
award, a motivational award conferred by
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Thurgau, the Trade Association of Thurgau,
and the "Thurgauer Kantonalbank".
The jury was persuaded by our exemplary
and consistent corporate strategy for the
development of quality and expansion into
new markets.
The prize will officially be conferred at a
ceremony in April 2005.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Up-to-date and innovative packaging
trends
Up-to-date marketing characterizes a company which is fit enough to look forward to
the future. By this we mean not the clarity of
our crystal ball, but rather the "mental fitness" of our packaging developers and sales
force. This hard-earned fitness enables us
to stay ahead of important trends in our development and to learn from future-oriented
models. Thus, we can use futuristic examples to better support the needs of our customers and market partners. Viewing packaging solutions from a variety of perspectives also allows us to develop product
packaging suited to marketing demands in
an oversaturated market.
Our packaging solutions must allow for successful application in tomorrow’s differentiated consumer markets, such as the service,
discount, luxury, and adventure markets. In
addition to conventional informational marketing, this success is achieved through the
power of inspiration. In developing product
packaging, we consider not only client specifications, but also the true innovation of the
products themselves. We observe the
changing needs of the consumer "shopper"
in close collaboration with marketing consulting and research institutes. These new
insights are then incorporated into the development of displays or the design of a
packaging solution.
We only bring packaging developments and
solutions to the market after having previously considered what the unanswered desires and dreams of a consumer in that
product area might be.
artistGuide offers 1:1 insight into the
Model Group’s printing and enhancement capabilities for product packaging. It helps graphic
designers, advertisers, and
marketing professionals plan
a better market and media image for the products with which
they work. artistGuide’s innovative
presentation and the wide variety of available materials and printing options provide
the viewer with a "See-Feel-Touch" experience and simplify the appropriate selection
of material and printing.
Mobility, communication –
accessibility… the future
Apart from traditional values such as good
education, for example, the modern work
world is increasingly shaped by other factors such as flexibility, mobility, and constant accessibility.
Mobility – from the Latin word mobilitas –
signifies a capacity for both spatial-regional
and conceptual-mental motion. High mobility is characteristic of a dynamic industrial
society and of human beings in the 21st
century. When combined with a high standard of education, flexible lifestyles, and
economic and technological infrastructures, mobility emerges as a
core value of the globalized work
world.
As corporate management structures have become flatter, the concept of the dutiful and over-directed
employee has increasingly given
way to the individual taking personal
responsibility for his or her work. This
person realizes that his or her personal performance has an impact on the success of
the company as a whole. In return, the individual creates new areas of personal freedom which positively influence his or her
ability to perform well.
Always open to receive...
always accessible...
The new information and communication
technologies, particularly cellular technology, the internet, and e-mail, allow for work
contexts in which the spatial and temporal
conditions are largely self-determined.
Many of the production and logistics connections between ourselves and our partners require modern communication technologies. Thus, employees are capable of
sharing information at all times and from
any location. For us, mobility and accessibility are goals in and of themselves: speedy
access to production and inventory data
must be guaranteed independent of time
and location. Only in this way can productivity, service quality, and smooth communication within a supply chain connection be
ensured. An additional benefit of the combination of mobility, accessibility, and technology is internal and external process optimization.
gives the customer a better idea of the product’s impact at the point of sale. Desired
changes can already be applied on the spot.
Then the optimized packaging solution is
produced to correspond precisely to this
standard.
An additional advantage CATIA provides is
that drawings of a product which have already been made are integrated into the
software. This allows the packaging to be
shown with its contents even if we have not
physically seen the product ourselves. (This
is how the packaging of a washing machine
was created, for example.)
Brand protection
The packaging industry faces
extensive challenges regarding
the issue of brand protection.
Model Kramp, together with
other well-known supply partners, has focused on this issue.
Their absolutely up-to-date
composite work contains a systematic collection, classification,
and evaluation of the essential security technologies available for use in the
printing of product packaging. The PROTECTION folding box combines all available
technologies as a microcosm of process integrated and intelligently combined applications.
Special printing processes
As a manufacturer of high quality packaging
for the cosmetic and luxury industries,
Model Kramp has once again set market
standards. Model has satisfied its clients’
high demands and responded to the continuing trend toward greatly enhanced packaging through its innovative enhancement
techniques, See-Feel-Touch, See-Feel-Touch
Living, Model Effects, Model Effects Living
(imaginary line of men’s cosmetic products,
Bo-Mec) and Protection. Silver, gold, and
special effect litho lamination as well as Iriodin effects and UV offset printing are popular design elements. The cosmetic industry
has set trends in this area; adjacent markets
are taking up these examples and developing their own packaging solutions.
CATIA 3D Software
In addition to mobility and accessibility, we
are also focusing on new software which
enables us to optimally process packaging
solutions. Weinfelden has introduced CATIA
3D animation software to create 3D pictures
and animations of a product which can then
be presented directly to the customer. This
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WESTERN REGION
Model AG, Weinfelden
Industriestrasse 30
CH-8570 Weinfelden
T +41 (0) 71 626 71 11, F +41 (0) 71 626 17 30
info.mag@modelgroup.com
Sales office Model AG
Karlstrasse 47–49
D-78054 Villingen-Schwenningen
T +49 (0) 7720 997 530, F +49 (0) 7720 941 730
info.magde@modelgroup.com
Model Emballages SA, Moudon
Z.I. Le Devin
CH-1510 Moudon
T +41 (0) 21 905 85 00, F +41 (0) 21 905 85 01
info.mem@modelgroup.com
Management team
Stefan Affentranger, Benno Baschung,
Paolo Bianchi, Roland Bissegger, Franz Bosch,
Marco Fasoli, Luis Flores, Peter Frischknecht,
Markus Germann, Bianca Gmünder, Daniel Graf,
Christoph Haefeli, Stephan Hägele, Matthias Hess,
Guido Laczko, Jürgen Leichsenring, Peter Moor,
Markus Rechsteiner, Ralph Roggensinger,
Martin Schaub, Daniel Schätzle, Ralph Traber,
Boris Zeller
Management
Michael Butkus
Core team
Marc-Henri Clavel
Dominique Joyet
Emmanuel Marendaz
Displays
Did you know how many decisions are
made at the point of purchase (POP)?
According to one survey, more than twothirds of all decisions are made there.
nated onto E-flute corrugated board, die-cut
and then glued on the folding box gluing
machine. In addition to the protective lamination, another special feature of the packaging is the integrated insert which keeps
the CD and the enclosures in place.
For Nintendo Zelda and
Nintendo Mario, gravure
printing and foil embossing successfully
transformed a product packaging into a
tactile experience.
The brand name is the focus of
some displays; others, such as
the Mildessa display, require a
fixed number of products to be
presented under consideration of
certain logistical requirements.
A new tray fixation technique
allows these products to be displayed in a free and open manner,
making the display stand out visually from others
nearby.
Shipping packaging and advertising medium
combined. The Papillon display unites these attributes
skillfully. The high quality
UV varnish helps make the
pralines even more of a focus. The mounted piece
aids additional product
recognition.
The SIKA POS tower – also made
from corrugated board – was specially developed for trade shows
and exhibitions. Carefully thoughtout details, such as the illuminated
product on the black presentation
surface and the special shape and
color of the tower echoing the Sika
brand, are what give this tower its
impact.
Globi, a typically Swiss comic
figure, goes interactive.
The glossy laminated 4colour offset printed
sheet was litho-lami-
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Presentational and gift packaging
A special optical effect was
the focus of the
Milka Wood
Basket. As the
name suggests,
a packaging
was desired which had the textured grain of
a wooden barrel but could also be constructed and manufactured in a manner suitable for production in quantity. This packaging was printed using the offset process to
achieve optimal image quality. This product
is made exclusively for the Duty Free
Market.
Make 4 out of 6.
The existing Korzilius packaging for
glasses was altered
to safely package 4
glasses instead of
6. An automatic packaging with partitions
was created which protects the glasses outstandingly.
IP-SUISSE is a byword in the near-natural
production of Swiss foodstuffs on Swiss
soil. The IP-SUISSE spicy oils
in the three flavours Fresco,
Classico and Orientale are
something quite special. Fundamental ecological concepts
were also factored into the
development and design of
two product packages for the spicy oils. The
simple hinged lid boxes convey a philosophy of closeness to nature. But despite its
unpretentious appearance, the packaging
makes for an excellent presentation.
Hot foil and structural embossing also made Lindt
and Sprüngli France’s
Champs Elysées chocolates
into a feast not only for the
palate but also for the eyes.
Clients of the Dunlop company received an exclusive Christmas gift. The elegant Wellcolor packaging contained a gratin
dish with cover, a spatula, a glass of tomato
sauce and lasagne leaves.
To obtain the necessary stability,
the packaging consists of two layers of litho-laminated Wellcolor
material. The packaging was a success all round, popular with givers
and recipients alike.
LITHUANIA
DENMARK
NETHERLANDS
BY
U. K.
POLAND
BELGIUM
B
M
GERMANY
LUX.
CZECH
SLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
HUNGARY
SWITZERLAND
S
D
ROMA
SLOVENIA
BOSNIA
SERBIA
CROATIA
A
ORRA
ITALY
Model InoPac AG
Bernstrasse 36
CH-3175 Flamatt
T +41 (0) 31 744 64 64, F +41 (0) 31 744 64 65
info.mip@modelgroup.com
Model PrimePac AG
Auenstrasse 5
CH-9434 Au
T +41 (0) 71 747 91 91, F +41 (0) 71 747 91 00
info.mpa@modelgroup.com
Model Kramp GmbH
Reitweg 7
D-63456 Hanau
T +49 (0) 6181 6750 0, F +49 (0) 6181 6760 267
info.mkh@modelgroup.com
Management team
Doris Hofstetter
Herbert Müller
Hanna Nydegger
Alfred Rhiner
Model PrimePac SA
8, route de Neuchâtel
CH-1032 Romanel s/Lausanne
T +41 (0) 21 731 93 19, F +41 (0) 21 731 93 10
info.mpa@modelgroup.com
Core team
Wolfgang Kern, Michael Krapp
Management team
Jürgen Erhart, Walter Hollenstein, Roberto Morga,
Reto Schmidheiny, Walter Thurnherr,
Dieter Widmann
Other printed products
The "See-Feel-Touch" process was applied
in the production of
SBB travel vouchers,
which were made out
of a piece of fine-flute
corrugated board
layered on one side.
The result is not "just" a
certificate, but a premium
printed product.
ContourPack®
The "Eiffel Tower" in a ContourPack does not simply
look like an Eiffel Tower, it
also feels like one due to its
shape and the deep and embossed printing used.
■ INVESTMENTS / EVENTS
Flexoprint Inline
After a year-long testing and development
phase, Model PrimePac’s latest innovation
was presented to the public at a customer
symposium. The Gallus KM510 flexoprint inline machine powerfully advances the strategy of innovation and specialization. The
modular design of the new technology
opens up an incredible variety of possibilities in inline production: litho-lamination,
lamination, UV flexoprinting with up to 8
colors, screen printing, hot foil stamping,
embossing, and die-cutting. Following exceptional advances in UV flexoprinting during recent years, printing results which fulfill
even the most stringent requirements of
brilliancy and color stability, even for rasterized gradation, are now achievable.
Meeting Point Cosmetic
The newest developments in the cosmetic
industry were the central focus of Meeting
Point Cosmetic in early June of 2004 at the
German Packaging Museum in Heidelberg.
The selection of topics ranged from the
newest "European Market Study on Luxury
Packaging, 2004" to an emphasis on "Cosmetic Primary Packaging and Packaging Design" to an enlightening examination of
"Ways to Emotionalize a Brand Name Image
– the 6 Semiotic Languages of Packaging
Design."
Transline 1228 modification, Model AG
To achieve the goal of transferring projects
from the die-cutting department over to the
inliners, the front portion (up to the folding
section) of the Transline 1 was modified
over the Christmas/New Year holiday. The
new machine technology boasts 15%
greater productivity as well as improved
product quality, thanks especially to its vacuum transport feature.
New processing machine for
Model InoPac
The new machine is well-suited to small
batch production in that it is designed for a
wide variety of products, not a large production volume. This machine’s clever set-up
allows the production of a broad range of
different boxes and pre-cuts made from
corrugated board.
BU
Sales office Model Kramp GmbH
1, Square René Bazin
F-78150 Le Chesnay
T +33 809 139 54 76 12, F +33 809 139 54 83 68
info.mkh@modelgroup.com
Sheet formats up to 2800 mm wide and
6000 mm in length can be single or dual
path processed. The hand-fed machine
processes a discontinuously traversing
sheet with a thickness of up to 16 mm on 4
serially connected processing planes.
New printing machines for
Model Kramp
Professional expertise and long-term experience coupled with the latest technology are
indispensable to Model Kramp Hanau’s ability to achieve excellent results. To live up to
these commitments, a new R 706UV printing machine and a foil stamping machine
were acquired in 2004. A Bobst SP 102 CER
die-cutter with fully automatic stripping and
blanking was also added to provide increased production capacity.
BRC/IoP hygiene standard
On June 8, 2004 Model PrimePac, Au, successfully passed a hygiene management
system certification audit under the BRC/IoP
standard. This standard creates a universal
basis for auditing manufacturers of grocery
packaging and makes an important contribution to consumer protection. The Model
Group has been addressing this important
issue since 2002. Our
goal is to make every
effort to implement
this standard throughout the entire group.
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CENTRAL REGION
Model Obaly a. s., Opava
Těšínská 2675/102
CZ-74601 Opava
T +420 553 686 111, F +420 553 686 600
market@model.cz
Model Obaly a. s., Nymburk
K Letišti 2219
CZ-28802 Nymburk
T +420 325 544 111, F +420 325 514 845
market@model.cz
Model MB Karton s r.o.
K Hoře 1572
CZ-67601 Moravské Budějovice
T +420 568 409 611, F +420 568 420 254
obchod@model-mbk.cz
Core team
Corrugated board: Pavel Matýsek, Martin Rafaj
Cardboard/Laminated corrugated board:
Heřman Goldmann, Jiří Matýsek
Marketing CZ: Radovan Wicha
Key accounting CZ: Jan Čáslava
Core team Jiří Růžička, Petr Zápotocký
Management team
Marie Nekulová, František Šimka
Cofinec Bohemia a. s.
I. Hermanna 363
CZ-54371 Hostinné
T +420 499 500 111, F +420 499 500 271
cofinec@cofinec.cz
Core team Petr Etrich, Dalibor Hanč
Sales office Model Obaly Slovakia s r.o.
E.B. Lukáča 2
SK-03601 Martin
T +421 (0) 434 248 684, F +421 (0) 434 301 181-3
obchod@model-obaly.sk
Management Patrick Schwab
The success of a product does not solely
depend on product quality, but also on how
successfully the customer’s attention is
captured at the POP.
Sales and gift packaging
This was the
primary goal of
the Mc Carter –
Rio packaging.
The request was
that a packaging
was to be created which
clearly differed
from that used by the competitor. We succeeded by effecting a skillful realization of
the graphical elements using Masterflex, the
newest flexoprint technology.
Here the slightly bitter Becherovka liqueur,
well-known in the Czech Republic, was packaged as a luxurious line of gift packages
particularly suitable for foreign guests. The
unexpectedly high sales volume proves that
the implementation was a success.
Grass and plant
seeds from the
Polish company
Pokon were sent
out with clever
packaging. In addition
to its shipping and protective functions, this paper-bag-like packaging
can also, after removing the adhesive strip,
be used for measured sowing of the enclosed seeds. The window in the tapered,
folded box allows an easy view of the remaining amount seed at all times. The packages were prepared using conventional
four-color printing, after which certain portions were additionally finished with UV lacquer to further enhance the pictures.
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A rhomboid – an unusual shape – for
eight bottles of Staropramen’s specialty
beer and a gift glass. The individual rhomboids can also be set up in such a manner
as to produce an additional interesting
shape. The sheet was offset printed and
then litho-laminated onto corrugated board
(B-flute).
Model MB Karton
is successful at developing and manufacturing product
packaging for the
automotive industry. An example is
the packaging with anchoring capabilities
for car headlights, manufactured for Renault, Suzuki, and Nissan. The primary focus
of this type of packaging is product protection and simplicity of use.
Toy – packaged naturally. The wooden hand
puppets in this natural packaging are accommodated simply and in a manner appropriate to their wood composition.
■ INVESTMENTS
Modernization at Opava
A new corrugated
board machine core
has made it possible
to produce both Eand B-flute and to
switch out the two
modules efficiently.
Three new splicers
were also installed in
a new soundproof
room. A new litho-lamination line from
Asitrade (Bobst Group) provides an increase
in productivity as well as the litho-lamination of F-flute board. From October through
December 2004 the six-color offset printing
machine was delivered truckload by truckload. This printing machine is capable of
printing hybrid and UV colors/UV lacquers
with interesting visual effects.
KBA Rapida 105 in Hostinné
The KBA Rapida 105,
with a capacity of
15,000 sheets (2100 x
1500 mm) per hour,
has a continuous
sheet loader and unloader, a temperature-controlled color
unit and an automatic page-cleaning
system. Desintronic offers an additional advantage: color density and spectral measurements across the entire sheet can be
taken during the printing process.
LITHUANIA
DENMARK
NETHERLANDS
BY
U. K.
POLAND
BELGIUM
B
M
GERMANY
LUX.
CZECH
SLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
HUNGARY
SWITZERLAND
S
D
ROMA
SLOVENIA
BOSNIA
SERBIA
CROATIA
A
ORRA
Model TekPak Sp. z o.o.
ul. Duńska 1
PL-05-152 Czosnów k. Warszawy
T +48 (0) 22 785 0206-7, F +48 (0) 22 785 0051-2
sekretariat@model-mtw.pl
Pack Shop
Dulęby 7
PL-40-833 Katowice
T +48 (0) 32 314 03 40, F +48 (0) 32 314 03 50
katowice@model.pl
Core team Mariusz Esmont, Adam Szturemski
Management
ITALY
BU
Sales office Model Kramp GmbH
Emilianów 4
PL-88-825 Warszawa
T/F + 48 (0) 22 620 61 67
info.mkh@modelgroup.com
Maciej Chabowski
Model Opakowania Sp. z o.o.
ul. Szwajcarska 1
PL-23-400 Biłgoraj
T +48 (0) 84 686 91 00, F +48 (0) 84 686 92 00
market@model.pl
Core team Krzysztof Jazdzyk, Maciej Spirkowicz
■ EVENTS
Customer day in Opava
This open house was held to demonstrate
our printing and packaging abilities and
present options for protection against product counterfeiting, an issue of increasing importance to all name brand products, particularly pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Nymburk as traditional swimming
sponsor
In 2004 Model again sponsored the TJ Lokomotiva Nymburk Swim Club, which has 60
members between the ages of 6 and 15. The
highlight of the year is their annual participation in the Czech swimming championship. The swim club is also involved in organizing a variety of activities for children
such as summer camp, vacation camp and
ski days. All this is undertaken for the sake
of a very important goal: the health and development of the children.
Young Packaging 2004
In the Mladý Obal competition, a professional jury carefully scrutinized 370 pieces
of work created by 341 different packaging
designers from 12 countries.
Model Obaly provided financial as well as
organizational support for the event. The
significantly higher number of competition
entries, especially from foreign countries,
was very encouraging. First place awards
were given to students from Poland,
Canada, and South Korea.
Model MB Karton, Moravské
Budějovice’s 10th anniversary
The first product packaging was produced at
Model MB Karton on September 1 exactly
10 years ago. Model MB Karton also celebrated its 5th anniversary as a member of
the Model Group on the same date.
Customer event at Model Cofinec
Guests enjoyed the sports-oriented events
in spite of the rain and fog. Several particularly courageous participants took part in
the bicycle steeplechase, with a bike ride on
a downhill ski slope as the crowning finish.
Another group took a cable car round trip to
Cerna Hora accompanied by a mountain
guide. Guests were revitalized with showers, a swimming pool, and massages before
the more relaxed portion of the evening
began.
Indian summer ablaze in color
The children and residents of Opava were
the focus of this colorful event.
Accompanied by their parents, children had
the opportunity to follow the old American
custom of saying farewell to their summer
break and to take an extra measure of enjoyment from their last day of holiday. The
range of activities offered included painting,
horseback and donkey riding, motorcycle
rides, and even rafting trips on the Opava
River. Guests tried their skills at paintball
and riding a wild mechanical bull. The
whole event was rounded off with a painting competition.
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LITHUANIA
DENMARK
NETHERLANDS
BY
U. K.
SOUTH-EASTERN REGION
POLAND
BELGIUM
B
M
GERMANY
LUX.
CZECH
SLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
HUNGARY
SWITZERLAND
S
D
ROMA
SLOVENIA
BOSNIA
SERBIA
CROATIA
A
ORRA
ITALY
BU
Model Pakiranja d.d.
Kanalski put b.b.
HR-10002 Zagreb
T +385 (0) 1 240 96 19, F +385 (0) 1 240 96 70
info@hr.modelgroup.com
Core team
Dražen Melčić
Anica Tečić
Duro Rotkvić
Zvonko Juras
Core competencies and processing
options
Model Pakiranja d.d. ranks among the leading manufacturers of corrugated board and
corrugated board packaging in Croatia. With
the participation of 170 qualified and skilled
employees, its annual production capacity
amounts to 50 million square meters.
Our product packaging reflects not only the
client’s desire for shipping, protective, and
advertising functions, but also offers completely new and often unexpected solutions,
ranging from initial ideas about the development of packaging construction and design
to the optimization of material quality, to
sample creation with client consultation, to
reliable delivery under optimum commercial
conditions.
The product range encompasses
printing sheets and rolls, inline
packaging, displays, inserts,
printed or non-printed, as flat
pre-cuts or glued and/or stapled.
A newly introduced product is
packaging with an integrated tearoff or reinforcement strip.
Products Zvijezda
Model Pakiranja is the first and only manufacturer in Croatia to offer a box with an integrated tear-open strip. At the supermarket, this shipping carton can be transformed into
attractive sales packaging for mayonnaise.
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Kviki
Model Pakiranja developed a shipping
pack for the renowned
Croatian food producer Podravka which
doubles as a sales display. To satisfy the
stringent requirements of Podravka’s marketing department, a specific surface pressure had to be achieved in addition to the
dual functionality.
"Foodapest" – a trade show for food
producers – in Budapest
Two pavilions were reserved for manufacturers of packaging products and packaging
machines. We took advantage of the opportunity to introduce ourselves to a broader
audience and sent out 200 invitations to potential clients in the food and beverage industry. We established good connections
with the guests we invited as well as with
the exhibitors from Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia.
IT investments
New software was introduced at the beginning of 2004 with the goal of improving
service quality, speeding up internal
processes and building a collection of comprehensive and continually accessible analysis and reporting files.
The system consists of two main entities.
The first package (DVS Systems) integrates
the following modules:
– CAD program with
FEFCO catalogue
– Calculation
– Quote generation,
order confirmation
and production orders
– Customer and product master data
– Inventory of manufactured goods and
generation of delivery receipts and invoices
– Analysis/reports.
The complementary software (Sage) manages procurement, materials inventory and
financial accounting. Implementation of the
new software has brought many improvements in the affected processes. Especially
in relation to calculating and bidding, i.e.
customer service and production order generation, the efficiency and skill levels of
sales staff improved considerably. Great improvements were also visible in manufactured goods inventory management.
Additions to and withdrawals from inventory are performed via hand-held scanner,
which expedites the process and makes it
almost error-free.
Pack Shop Zagreb
Pack Shop Zagreb is entering its fourth
fiscal year. Although the sale of standard
packaging is completely new to the market
in Zagreb and the surrounding area and is
not yet fully established there, the
customer base already includes over
800 companies.
Additional information on our Pack
Shop products is
available on page 14.
THURPAPIER, INOFLEX
Thurpapier, Weinfelden
Industriestrasse 30
CH-8570 Weinfelden
T +41 (0) 71 626 77 77, F +41 (0) 71 626 77 88
info.tpw@modelgroup.com
Inoflex AG, Weinfelden
Industriestrasse 30
CH-8570 Weinfelden
T +41 (0) 71 626 77 66, F +41 (0) 71 626 77 67
info@inoflex.ch
Core team
Mathias Bierer
Hans Frischknecht
Ernst Hess
Management
Marcel Loder
Thurpapier 2005
Why is the windscreen of a car significantly
larger than the rearview mirror? There are
many possible answers. For us, the point is
always to remain focused on the future
without forgetting the past.
Between 2002 and
2004 targeted investments were made
which are now bearing fruit. Encouraging
numbers are being
recorded in both
qualitative and quantitative output measures. The clear and
consistent commitment to maintenance
is today reflected in
the high level of
equipment availability. Brief, periodic downtimes and a more lengthy period of summer
downtime lead to longer runtimes. Thurpapier has successfully been recertified according to the ISO 9001/14001 quality and
environmental management system.
Through the windscreen we take a realistic
view of "tomorrow". We face significant
challenges on the international front. Paper
capacity will continue to grow. New facilities
will appear and will generate even more
competition. Our primary goals:
– maintain high equipment availability
– increase production and quality
– deliberate live and experience our management principles.
We are entering the race with new types of
paper. We are rising to meet the new challenges and are offering "lightweight" qualities. With 100 g/m2 testliner and 90 g/m2 corrugating medium we are at the heart of the
trend.
We are looking forward to "tomorrow".
New Production Facility
Thanks to the purchase of our new
UNICA 355 – CNC
line processing facility from the Italian
company Servi Form,
we have markedly
improved the level of
automation and the efficiency of the component production process group. We are
now able to fully automatically process strip
steel with a thickness of 0.71–1.05 mm and
a 23.8–50.0 mm blade height, as well as flat
or serrated 50.0 x 1.05 mm stripping steel.
Other advantages: better quality and reproducibility of steel-constructed upper stripping tools (UST), and the upper stripping
tools for the carton and folded box arena
can increasingly be produced using stripping steel.
Thanks to this piece of equipment our vertical range in the manufacturing of flatbed
die-cutting tools for the deep drawing and
synthetics industry can be expanded.
Thanks to greatly improved equipment
availability, the quantity of paper produced
has increased by 24% compared to 1996, all
with the same complement of machines as
before. Production capacity in tonnes per
employee grew from 1076 in 1996 to 1360 in
2004.
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LITHUANIA
DENMARK
NETHERLANDS
BY
U. K.
PACK SHOP
POLAND
BELGIUM
GERMANY
LUX.
CZECH
SLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
HUNGARY
SWITZERLAND
ROMA
SLOVENIA
BOSNIA
SERBIA
CROATIA
ORRA
Pack Shop: service, logistics, online
shopping and more...
The Pack Shop service, which evolved from
the custom packaging sector of the Model
Group, offers Model customers a comprehensive array of packaging and packaging
aid products off the shelf in addition to services related to logistics and the development of product packaging. The first step
might be packaging from our Pack Shop
catalogue. A second step often leads to an
individually manufactured, customized
packaging solution.
Pack Shop customers should be focused primarily on the development, production and
sale of their products. To help assist them,
some 11 Pack Shop locations throughout
Europe guarantee that the necessary product packaging is available. Pack Shop customers can access the online shop on the Internet or obtain a fitting packaging solution
from among the many thousands of packaging options available in our very extensive
complete catalogue within the space of a
few hours. To save time, the products can
also be picked up directly from the Pack
Shops, or a truck will deliver the packaging
products directly from our shelves to the
customer as it makes its daily rounds.
Online ordering brings geographical issues
into play, including an inventory check and
the speediest possible delivery based on the
customer’s shipping address. Pack Shop
customers see their order request and all related applications on-screen. The number of
packages per pallet is displayed, along with
item weight and dimensions, the necessary
shipping packaging, a recommended price
and the necessary documentation. Once the
correct packaging data is entered into the
online Pack Shop form, speedy fulfillment is
the Pack Shop’s highest goal. When ordering, the Pack Shop customer can also determine the physical method procedure, selecting from among several options. Most shipments are sent by post or ground delivery.
As an additional value-added service, Pack
ITALY
Shop
teams at
each Model location will also take care of
planning the availability of packing
materials and inventory upon special request.
Competent virtual and manual processing are crucial to the success of
the Pack Shop service, as is the coordination and grouping of several orders at a single Pack Shop location.
With the Pack Shop service, the Model
Group has also established itself in the European off-the-shelf packaging solution sector; alongside its innovative and custommanufactured product packaging it also offers complete packaging and logistics
systems to both large and small-scale customers. The core idea behind this effort is
that the Pack Shop service allows Model to
proactively promote
"complete packaging and
logistics management
along the value-added
chain" to our customers.
Pack Shop, Weinfelden
Industriestrasse 30, CH-8570 Weinfelden
T +41 (0) 71 626 72 12, F +41 (0) 71 626 72 69
packshop.weinfelden@modelgroup.com
Deputy Manager Martin Herbst
Pack Shop, Geneva
124, Chemin du Pont-du-Centenaire
CH-1228 Plan-les-Ouates
T +41 (0) 22 794 33 44, F +41 (0) 22 794 70 33
packshop.geneve@packshop.com
Pack Shop, Bratislava
E.B. Lukáča 2, SK-03601 Martin
T +421 (0) 434 248 684, F +421 (0) 434 301 181-3
obchod@packshop.sk
Management Michal Moravčík
Pack Shop, Dietikon
Heimstrasse 14, CH-8953 Dietikon
T +41 (0) 43 322 42 42, F +41 (0) 43 322 42 52
packshop.dietikon@packshop.com
Management Roland Humm
Pack Shop, Linz
Winetzhammerstrasse 7, A-4021 Linz
T +43 (0) 732 386 04 10, F +43 (0) 732 386 040
office@packshop.at
Management Andrea Mahringer, Ulrike Kneidinger
Pack Shop, Katowice
Dulęby 7, PL-40-833 Katowice
T +48 (0) 32 314 03 40, F +48 (0) 32 314 03 50
katowice@model.pl
Pack Shop, Flamatt
Bernstrasse 36, CH-3175 Flamatt
T +41 (0) 31 744 64 64, F +41 (0) 31 744 64 65
packshop.flamatt@packshop.com
Pack Shop, Opava
Nádražní okruh 23, CZ-74601 Opava
T +420 553 622 751, F +420 553 622 151
pso@model.cz
Management Vladan Novák
Pack Shop, Lausanne
8, route de Neuchâtel
CH-1032 Romanel s/Lausanne
T +41 (0) 21 731 51 31, F +41 (0) 21 731 51 31
packshop.lausanne@packshop.com
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Pack Shop, Prague
Bečovská, CZ-10400 Praha-Uhříněves
T +420 272 705 926, F +420 274 877 253
psp@model.cz
Management Petr Zápotocký
BU
Pack Shop, Zagreb
Kanalski put b.b., HR-10002 Zagreb
T +385 (0) 1 240 96 19, F +385 (0) 1 240 96 70
info@hr.modelgroup.com
www.packshop.com
LOOKING BACK
In 2005 Model will turn 123 – a good reason
to think about the many customers who
have purchased our products and services,
the many employees who have made a contribution to our customers and to the development of our company, the many families
which have been sustained by this contribution, and our own predecessors in the company, who demonstrated an astounding
level of personal sacrifice.
its entire lifetime so far reveals some impressive numbers: hundreds of children
have been cared for within our own day
care centre, thousands of individuals have
sands of tonnes of waste paper recycled,
millions of tonnes of material processed,
dozens of millions in tax contributions resulted from our work, hundreds of millions
of francs were invested, billions of packaging units produced. It brings to mind Frederic Vester’s project to put a value on the
service of a tree in simply converting CO2
into oxygen – even the least imposing can
produce gigantic quantities!
A look at the benefits this 123-year-old company, currently employing over 2600 people, has cumulatively brought to light over
spent an important portion of their working
life with Model, tens of thousands of customers have been served, hundreds of thou-
Daniel Model
History of the Model Group, with key figures and names:
1882 Millboard factory founded in Ermatingen by 35-year-old master carpenter and cabinetmaker Louis Model. 1915 Operations expanded with the
addition of a cardboard department for processing handmade pulp to finished packaging. 1929 Otto Model takes over the company following the death
of the founder. 1931 Company relocated to the former Bühler weaving mill premises in Weinfelden. 1939 First cylinder mould carton machine for
mechanical processing of pulp-based products commissioned, marking the transition from a workshop operation to an industrial firm. 1940 Otto Model
killed during blasting work to free up a frozen industrial canal. His wife, Els Model, takes over the running of the company under the name Otto Model &
Co. and shapes its development for the subsequent four decades. 1953 Commencement of production of corrugated board and its processing into packaging. 1961 Second cardboard machine commissioned. Otto Model Jr. assumes management of operations, marking the switch to the third generation.
1963 Corrugated board factory expanded through the introduction of a new corrugated board machine. 1968 Relocation to the new administrative
buildings; the company's headcount is around 400. 1974 Otto Model appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, hands over management of the
company to a team under the leadership of his younger brother Peter L. Model. 1975 Waste recycling companies Recufibra AG and Poly Recycling AG
founded in Buchs, Canton Aargau. 1978 Recufibra AG operations shut down, Poly Recycling AG activities moved to Weinfelden. 1981 Second corrugated board machine commissioned. 1982 Acquisition of Dischler-Packungen AG, Au, Canton St. Gallen and founding of Model Holding AG.
1985 Acquisition of Schelling Emballages SA, Moudon, Canton Vaud – later renamed Schelling SA – and a majority holding in Fabrique de Cartonnages
Lausanne SA in Romanel, Canton Vaud. 1986 Acquisition of Triprint SA printing plant in Romanel and subsequent integration into the Fabrique de
Cartonnages Lausanne SA (FCL). 1987 Hive-off of the FCL corrugated board sector into Schelling SA. Acquisition of Piaget & Cie. AG in Zurich, renamed
Piaget Verpackungen AG. Acquisition of Bouquet AG, Flamatt – later Model InoPac AG. 1988 Kraftwerk Widen AG founded in Weinfelden with Model
AG and Mühlen Meyerhans AG as equal partners. The Model Group's average headcount is 1400. 1989 Acquisition of Woerlen AG in Niederuzwil
and integration of the operations into Dischler-Packungen AG. Assets of the Reinter SA plastic recycling and processing plants in Barcelona acquired,
Poly Recyclados SA founded. 1991 Acquisition of the plastic recycling company Replast A/S in Vojens (Denmark), renamed Poly Recycling A/S.
1992 Acquisition of the plastic recycling and processing company Miljösäck AB in Norrköping (Sweden). Acquisition of the cardboard and corrugated
board packaging divisions of Olsanske Papirny a. s. in Opava (former Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) under the company's privatization program
and transfer of all assets to the newly founded Model Obaly a. s. 1993 In autumn, Poly Recycling AG opens new factory extension for the recycling of
PET bottles. 1994 Papierfabrik Weinfelden renamed Thurpapier Weinfelden. 1995 Fourth generation family members Martin U. Model and Daniel
Model acquire 60% of Model Holding AG and incorporate it into Camares AG, in which they each hold equal shares. Daniel Model takes over operating
management of the Group. Decision to concentrate on the core business of corrugated board/paper and spin off the plastic recycling division.
1996 Second Czech Model Obaly corrugated board factory opens in Nymburk near Prague. Hive-off of the die-cut tooling plant from Model AG, Inoflex
AG founded in Weinfelden for the production of die-cutting tools for corrugated board and cardboard. 1997 Sale of Spanish subsidiary Poly Reciclados
SA, Sta. Eulalia de Ronçana, to an investment consortium. Sale of Danish subsidiary Poly Recycling A/S in Vojens to an investment group formed around
the CEO of the company. 1998 Opening of the Polish for corrugated board packaging processing plant Model Opakowania Sp. z o.o. in Biłgoraj.
1999 Sale of the PET division of Poly Recycling AG to Orgapack GmbH, a subsidiary of ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Illinois. The PE division is
acquired by a consortium led by Martin U. Model. It is relocated and integrated into InnoPlastics AG, which in the following year also acquires the
Swedish company Miljösäck AB from Model Holding AG. Acquisition of a majority shareholding in Czech corrugated board processing plant MB Karton
spol. s r.o. in Moravské Budějovice. 2000 Acquisition of premium folded box manufacturer Kramp & Comp. GmbH in Offenbach am Main, Germany; at
the end of April 2000 the new Model Kramp GmbH, which maintains offices in Poland, Russia and France, moves to Hanau. Dischler AG changes its
name to Model PrimePac AG. Piaget Verpackungen AG in Dietikon changes its company name to Pack Shop AG. Model Holding AG goes private, with
Camares AG successively buying further shares until its stake reaches 99.9%. 2001 Acquisition of Austrian Ebner Verpackungs- und Folientechnik
Gesellschaft m.b.H. in Linz: new Pack Shop opened. In summer 2001, acquisition of 74.5% of corrugated board plant Lovincic d.d, domiciled in Zagreb,
renamed Model Pakiranja d.d., Croatia. Following a public offer, Model's interest is subsequently increased to approximately 90%. Model Emballages SA
of Moudon acquires Cartonnages Angeloni SA. Angeloni is subsequently renamed Pack Shop Romandie SA. 2002 Daniel Model becomes Chairman
and Delegate of the Board of Directors of Model Holding AG. Acquisition of the Polish corrugated board producer Tek-Pak GmbH in Czosnow near
Warsaw, renamed Model TekPak Sp. z o.o. A Pack Shop is opened in Zagreb. The Model Group's average headcount is 2400. 2003 Acquisition of
Czech folded box manufacturer Cofinec Bohemia a. s. in Hostinné. 2004 A record year for the quantity of containerboard, cardboard, and corrugated
board packaging produced. A year of honors for innovative packaging solutions, company presentation, and sustained corporate development.
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PREVIEW
Presenting...
The curtain goes up on the Kids’ Charity Gala.
The Kids’ Charity Gala association will conduct the fourth Kids’ Charity Gala on Friday, May 27
at the Thurgauerhof Hotel – an evening event not just for adults; children will enjoy their own
celebration at the Kids’ Club.
The cornerstone of a happy and successful life is laid during childhood. Learning various skills
and acquiring knowledge is easier at this age. Many things which children can be taught in a playful
context adults must learn with great effort, whether it be social team behavior, skill in a sport or
playing a musical instrument.
Tour de Suisse
June 11 and 12, 2005
in Weinfelden
Statistics on juvenile delinquency continually show the importance of supporting children and
youth and of engaging them in meaningful activities. Children and adolescents who are given
meaningful leisure opportunities simply experience fewer difficulties in life – both during their
youth and later as adults.
The Kids’ Charity Gala association is an initiative under the direction of Daniel Model, who has
made supporting children’s and youth organizations a personal focus. The proceeds from entrance
fees, raffle tickets and auctions as well as other donations will be given to selected children’s and
youth-oriented organizations centered around sports, culture, and social activities.
Learn more about this year’s Kids’ Charity Gala at www.modelgroup.com.
Model Box
Special publication for Model Group fiscal year 2004
Volume 15, published quarterly
© Model Management AG, 2005
www.modelgroup.com
Circulation
6100 copies German, 2400 copies French, 1300 copies English, 1000 copies Polish, 1000 copies Czech
Editors
Luis Flores, luis.flores@modelgroup.com
Karin Bächer, karin.baecher@modelgroup.com
Ruth Wiesmann, ruth.wiesmann@modelgroup.com
Model Management AG, 8570 Weinfelden, T +41 (0) 71 626 76 21
Printing
heer druck ag, Sulgen
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