32 | Regulars / Young managersWang Yuehao explains that at its core, the main label production Kinde has an industrial plant covering an area of 43,333 sqm, process is simple: the use of printing and fnishing equipment with a 100,000 class clean room equipped with an advanced to produce labels. The complexity is added in this process when fexo press, letterpress, digital press, automatic quality inspection converters need to consider different materials, ink, different technology and other label fnishing equipment, as well as printing methods, fnishing technology, as well as different add-on data-handling equipment worth more than 100 million RMB digital functions, to create labels that stand out, promote product (14M USD).marketing and ultimately better serve the brands and end users. Kinde’s products and services cover dozens of industries Wang is proud of Kinde’s reforms in this aspect. including household chemical, clothing, food, pharmaceutical and Kinde abandons the price competition rat race, and instead wine. They have served nearly a thousand customers, including explores ways for adding value, such as anti-counterfeit Mobil, Philips, Castrol, BP, Kunlun, Jordan, Liby, LAF, C-BONS, traceability technology. Houdy, Yashili, 999 and other well-known brands.Kinde opted for this strategy and has already seen some results. ‘As the industry enters a new era, we need to rationally think and They created a technology for random image recognition in anti- plan for the future development of our label printing enterprises,’ counterfeiting applications. Kinde has since received the relevant Wang Yuehao says. ‘Three years of Covid-19 reduced our patents, and the technology has been endorsed by the China opportunities to meet and communicate with customers. With the Anti-counterfeiting Industry Association. loosening of China’s (Covid) policies, in 2023 we will again travel As a member of this association, Kinde is the only company and communicate directly with our customers. On the other hand, to win fve national patent awards in anti-counterfeiting we will continue to update technology and produce new high-tech technology. Kinde has become a major player in China’s high-tech products and solutions to meet market demands.’anti-counterfeiting industry. Wang Yuehao admires and respects the achievements of his Kinde has set up three business modules: pressure-sensitive father and the company’s elders over the years.label production, IOT development, and data service center. Now, ‘As a new leader of the company, I am very grateful for the high-tech personalized labels have become the core business of efforts of the previous generation, and I also thank them for their the company. tolerance, so that I can give full play to my skills and apply new This advanced model enabled the business to withstand the ideas to managing Kinde. I will adhere to the company’s market test of Covid-19. In 2021 and 2022, the annual output value of strategy of easy to identify, diffcult to counterfeit and low cost.’the company exceeded 50M RMB (7M USD). ‘I plan to lead Kinde to continue providing quality services to ‘Security labeling makes me more deeply appreciate the brand owners and take advantage of our 20 years of experience in importance of labels for customers. Labels are not only the facade this industry,’ he concludes.of products but also an important tool for consumers to identify In his spare time, Wang Yuehao likes to do aerobics, travel and authenticity. I began to understand the meaning of this job,’ read books. These hobbies allow him to take himself away from Wang Yuehao adds. work for a short recharge, then he can throw himself back into work again with full energy. Optimistic about the future‘Labels are used in all aspects of people’s daily life and production, For more news on the Chinese label market, visit so I am very optimistic about its future development,’ Wang www.labelsandlabeling.com/asia-pacifcYuehao says.Amcor opens China’s largest fexible packaging plant and sells factories in RussiaAmcor, one of the global leaders in sustainable packaging, has opened its new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Huizhou, China. With an investment of almost 100 million USD, the 590,000 sqft plant is the largest fexible packaging plant by production capacity in China, further strengthening Amcor’s ability to meet growing customer demand throughout Asia Pacifc.Amcor opens manufacturing facilityThe new facility is expected to employ more than 550 people, who will produce fexible packaging for food and personal care products. The plant comes equipped with the frst automated said Xin She, vice president and general manager of Amcor packaging production line in China. This, along with high-speed Greater China. ‘The world-class capabilities of our new plant are printing presses, laminators and bag-making machines, can designed to enable us to exceed our customers’ expectations of deliver double-digit reductions in manufacturing cycle times. quality, responsiveness and innovation.’The plant’s smart production system includes smart laser The plant features three labs with testing and analytical scanners, light curtains, machine guarding and multiple quality capabilities to fully leverage the expertise from the recently control points. All key process equipment is CE-certifed to opened Amcor Asia Pacifc Innovation Center in Jiangyin, stringent European Union health, safety and environmental China, helping to accelerate the development of sustainable requirements. Other benefts of the new state-of-the-art packaging solutions.facility are traceability throughout the production cycle, a The new Huizhou site includes several sustainability features, climate-controlled production environment and low-carbon including the latest regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) emission production. system to reduce harmful emissions, as well as a number of ‘This investment is a testament to our commitment to grow energy-reduction, heat-recovery, low-power consumption and with our customers in China and throughout the Asia Pacifc by rainwater harvesting systems to help reduce its carbon footprint bringing the best of Amcor’s global expertise closer to them,’ and environmental impact.labelsandlabeling.com