EXTRUDER OF THE MONTH


Wentus Head office:


Managing director: Founded:


Ownership: Employees: Profile:


Hoexter, Germany Christof Renz 1965


Private (part of Clondalkin) Around 280


Wentus, founded in 1965 as Schrader Verpackungen, is a specialist in flexible packaging films. It began extruding cast polypropylene (PP) film in 1972 and co-extruded polyethylene (PE) in 1987. Its products include skin films, lidding films, flowpack, liner film and bottom films, which are used mainly in food applications – ranging from baked goods and dry products (such as spices) to cheese, sliced meat and raw meat and fish – as well as in consumer goods.


Product lines:


Wentus produces a wide range of flexpack films – including its Wentopro SkinTight skin films for barrier packaging of products such as raw meat and fish. The films are characterised by strength, surface shine and suitability for microwaving. As well as a standard version, there are films that allow lower packaging temperatures, greater sustainability, better printing and higher puncture resistance. In addition, it offers lidding films in pure PE or PP, while its Klappack envelope packaging is used for products such as sliced meat and cheese.


Factory locations:


The company makes all its products at its Hoexter site in Germany. Here, it uses a variety of methods – including both blown and cast film production, printing and lamination – to produce its range of products. It was recently involved in a collaborative project with Saperatec and Henkel, to create a circular flexible packaging prototype that uses around 35% post-consumer recyclate (PCR).


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