Cymmetrik Group | 91Cymmetrik Group expands with sleeve labelsCymmetrik’s new Zhejiang plant uses inline fexo printing technology rather than gravure to explore the sleeve label market. Yolanda Wang reports“Sleeve labels are easily removed from the package after use without any residue. Such advantages make it very conducive to the recycling of the whole package”company. With the development of the supplier, we need to collaborate with our Shanghai operation, the original factory industry chain partners to scientifcally space was no longer adequate to meet the reduce the use of plastic, such as using needs of the company’s expanding business. thinner and lighter plastic label materials After careful consideration, Cymmetrik while ensuring product performance and decided to further segment the company promoting recyclable and degradable Donald Liao, deputy general manager of Cymmetrik Zhejiangbusiness into two parts: self-adhesive plastic label products.’labels and sleeve labels, which pushed ounded in 2021, Cymmetrik Zhejiang, them to set up two new factories. As part Flexible servicea wholly-owned subsidiary of of this strategy, the Zhejiang plant was Cymmetrik Zhejiang is equipped with Mark Cymmetrik Group, is mainly engaged put into operation in December 2022, and Andy and Spande fexo presses, as well as Fin the printing and production of high-end the Jiangsu plant began production in May seaming and automatic inspection systems, sleeve label products. The establishment of 2023. Shanghai remains an R&D and sales with a workshop area of 2,800sqm.this new company is part of an important services base. Most sleeve label products today are diversifcation strategy into new market As the new stronghold of the household produced using gravure printing technology. segments. chemicals business unit, Cymmetrik Cymmetrik Zhejiang chose inline fexo Cymmetrik Group is a prestigious label Zhejiang mainly produces high-end sleeve presses to produce sleeve label products converter headquartered in Taiwan. It was label products, including shrink sleeves, base on two considerations.registered in Taipei, Taiwan in 1969 and wraparound labels and others. Firstly, the environmental attributes started producing labels for the electronics ‘Sleeve labels have always been a of fexo printing technology, including industry in 1981. It expanded into the promising direction we have kept keen platemaking, ink and automated press household chemicals label sector in 1986 eyes on,’ says Donald Liao, deputy general control, not only reduce VOC emissions but and started to build factories in Shanghai manager of Cymmetrik Zhejiang. also saves on material waste.and Shenzhen in 1995. Now the group has ‘Sleeve labels are easily removed from Secondly, the fexibility of inline fexo 13 manufacturing bases located in Taipei, the package after use without any residue. technology, especially for sleeve labels Tainan, Shenzhen, Kunshan, Zhejiang, Such advantages make it very conducive with different fnishing requirements such Jiangsu, Yantai, Chongqing, Henan, North to the recycling of the whole package. In as cold foil stamping and screen, is met by Vietnam, South Vietnam, Thailand and the particular, shrink sleeve labels could not the modular confguration of modern fexo United States. The company has offces in only have 360-degree display effects but presses. This makes the entire production Shanghai and the United States. also are suitable for different bottle types. process more standardized and automated, With over half a century of experience in Under the background of increasingly strict which will greatly improve production label printing and production, Cymmetrik environmental protection policies, sleeve effciency and reduce production costs.Group has been continuously cultivating labels are attracting increasing attention The fexo presses at the Zhejiang plant and expanding into regional markets across from brand owners.’ are equipped with inline gravure and rotary Greater China, Southeast Asia and North Sleeve labels are the third biggest screen printing units, allowing a range of America, providing local support and labeling technology in the world by olfactory and tactile effects to be achieved, services for global brands. volume, and the current market growth rate meeting more than 90 percent of the sleeve has surpassed that of self-adhesive labels, label printing requirements in this market.New needs especially in the Asia market. ‘The Zhejiang plant aims to provide Today the production volume of the However, as the Chinese government customers with high-end sleeve label Cymmetrik Group of companies has has gradually tightened its ban on plastic products, utilizing the effcient and fexible reached 12 billion pieces a year, with products, sleeve label producers have been production mode of inline fexo press to household chemical labels accounting for affected by the plastics reduction strategies achieve multiple combinations of different 60 percent. of brand owners. processes, thereby increasing the added Cymmetrik Shanghai is an important ‘We believe that reducing plastic does value of label products, boosting brand manufacturing base for the household not mean completely discarding plastic,’ customers in upgrading their packaging chemical business unit of the whole adds Donald Liao. ‘As a senior label and effectively strengthening brand Jul - Sep 2023