Duo sign North American pharma packaging distribution deal

- Deal to benefit shared pharmaceutical customers
 
- ACG will continue to handle sales of packaging equipment from New Jersey; CCL Label to invest in Raleigh facility
 
CCL Industries, a global leader in specialty packaging solutions for the consumer products and healthcare industries, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with ACG Pharmapack for the US and Canada.
 
ACG Pharmapack is a leading global producer of PVC films and coated aluminum foils for pharmaceutical grade tablet and capsule blister packaging lines with operations in Pune, India.
 
It has been serving the pharmaceutical industry for five decades and is the second largest manufacturer of empty hard capsules in the world. This global group includes subsidiaries in China, USA, Brazil and Western Europe and has a presence in over 100 countries with its products and services
 
CCL Industries operates 71 production facilities globally to meet the sourcing needs of large international customers. It operates three divisions: CCL Label, CCL Container and CCL Tube.
 
CCL Label converts pressure sensitive and film materials for label applications and sells to leading global customers in the consumer packaging, healthcare, automotive and consumer durable markets.
 
CCL Container and CCL Tube are leading producers of aluminum aerosol cans, bottles and extruded plastic tubes for consumer packaged goods customers in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Investment and growth

ACG will continue to handle sales of packaging equipment directly from its office in New Jersey. CCL Label will invest in its Raleigh, North Carolina facility in wide web slitting and state-of-the-art converting technology to make printed and slit for purpose films and foils accessible to its North American healthcare customers alongside its label product lines.
 
Michael Franklin, chief executive officer of ACG International, said: ‘This is a very exciting partnership that will benefit our common customers in the pharmaceutical industry by aligning two world leaders and their product portfolios.
 
‘For our pharmaceutical customers in the US specifically, this will result in easier access to printed and unprinted films and foils for blister packaging using ACG’s products with the great customer service they have come to expect from CCL Label.’
 
Rob Ryckman, vice president sales and marketing for CCL’s healthcare solutions
business, added: ‘We are very pleased to add this capability to our product solutions portfolio for our healthcare customers in North America.
 
‘They will be able to rely on the same high GMP quality standards and rapid service response times for films and foils that they have become accustomed to with our label products.’
 
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