Novembal announces acquisition of Crealise Conditionnement Inc.
31 august 2010
Novembal has acquired the Canadian company Crealise Conditionnement Incorporated, with 60 employees, as of the 2nd of August.
Crealise is a leading manufacturer of injected plastic closures and is a market leader in innovative, high quality plastic closures for 11 and 18 litre bottles for the Home and Office Delivery market in North America.
The acquisition will enable Novembal to deploy its strategy of increasing its range of products.
Crealise Conditionnement will be renamed Novembal Canada Inc.
Launch of Novasoda G8 short PCO
25 august 2010
The Novasoda closure has been developed to fit the new lighter neck finishes Short PCO 1881/1882.
This light closure solution targets sparkling water applications as well Carbonated Soft Drinks (up till 8g of CO2).
This new product is fully part of the Sustainable Development policy of Novembal and Tetra Pak which is focused on proposing innovative solutions consuming less raw materials and energy.
Please ask more details to the Novembal commercial team.
Presence to the London International Wine Fair 2010
06 may 2010
Specialized in premium plastic closures, Novembal, part of Tetra Pak Group, will be exhibiting at the London International Wine Fair.
Highlighted product will be the Novatwist deep skirt plastic screw cap closure for PET and glass bottles.
Boasting a lower overall carbon footprint, Novatwist will efficiently support your brands.
We will be happy to introduce further our closure solution on stand I 72.
Presence at the 2010 Wine & Grape Symposium - Sacramento - USA
15 january 2010
On January 27-28, Novembal will be present at the Wine & Grape Symposium, the largest event of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Serving as a clearinghouse for practical information important to wine and grape industry professionals, the Unified Symposium also hosts a trade show with over 550 vendors displaying their products and services to the more than 11,000 people who attend annually.
Novembal will be situated on the Tetra Pak stand - Booth 1611 and 1613.
Novembal will introduce its latest innovation: Novatwist™, a plastic screw cap for glass and PET bottles
Presence at the SITEVI 2009 – Montpellier, France
27 november 2009
From December 1 to 3, Novembal will be present at the SITEVI 2009, an International exhibition for the wine sectors.
A screwing machine will be set up on our stand. Our Novatwist specialist, will be permanently available during the trade fair.
Novembal will be located in Hall 11 booth C 034.
Partnership at the 2009 SIMEI fair – Milan, Italy
24 november 2009
From November 24 to 28, Novembal will be present trough its capping partners at the SIMEI, International enological and bottling equipment exhibition.
The opportunity will be given to observe a live demonstration of the Novatwist™ application.
All our following partners will be pleased to prove the obvious benefits for wines & spirits bottlers to use their adapted application solution.
Arol – Hall 24 Stand M12-N11
Zalkin – Hall 24 Stand T12-U11
Novembal backs the Trophée Lyon – Beaujolais Nouveau 2009 (France)
16 november 2009
Novembal is backing the 7th edition of the Trophée Lyon – Beaujolais Nouveau.
This official, renowned Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages Nouveaux tasting contest took place on Sunday 15th November in Lyon, in the salons of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lyon.
Each jury, totaling 7 people, was comprised of French and foreign oenologist, a wine-grower or wine merchant, a sommelier, a caterer or wine-shop merchant, an oenology student and a consumer.
Results are available on the following website:
www.globalwinespirits.com
Interview of Olivier Chantraine, Associate Director of the Saint Amand Group
13 october 2009
Presence at the 2009 Drinktec Fair - Munich
06 august 2009
From September 14-19, Novembal will be present at the Drinktec Fair, a world fair for beverage and liquid food technology in Munich.
Novembal will be situated on the Sidel stand - Hall 6, booth A326.
Novembal will introduce its latest innovation: Novatwist, a plastic screw cap.
Paul Sapin wine bottles available at the Sidel stand restaurant will be sealed by Novatwist.
Paul Sapin is a specialist for wines in small bottles.
Interview of Thierry Coulon, oenologist and Chairman and Managing Director of the PAUL SAPIN company
09 july 2009
Interview of Thierry Coulon - PAUL SAPIN
Innovations for the bottling of still water
24 october 2008
Today , we have a complete range that includes screw caps, sports cap and snap on.
Novembal innovates again for the lightweighting with its new range.
Novembal associates with the filers by allowing them to make material savings. At the same time, Novembal takes consumers into consideration by focusing on design.
Novembal launches the first plastic screw cap in the wine market: Novatwist!
24 july 2008
This is a worldwide launch.
To announce the arrival of this new product (September 2008) a personalized mailing is being sent to decision makers throughout the wine industry.
Novatwist has been eagerly anticipated by producers that have already tried it. For those who have not yet had the opportunity, samples and technical assistance are available for your evaluation. Novatwist will definitely become an integral part of the wine closure market in the very near future.
These closures are unique in the wine world. Novembal has anticipated market demand by producing a closure from specifically recyclable materials with regard to the environment. Production of Novatwist with these materials achieves several advantages over metal screw caps:
- Easy opening and resealing
- No risk of injury (cut fingers on sharp edges) for the consumer
- Applicable on glass or PET wine bottles
- Organaleptic stability
- Contributes to environment: savings of GHG emissions and less energy use in production than metal screw caps
- 100% recyclable
- Wide range of colors and custom design printing available
- Reduced risk of damage to the seal and closure body during transit
- Prices competitive to metal screw caps
Contact: Coralie DARBON +33 4 72 54 97 63
Levissima wins the coveted Italian Prize thanks to our Bebop™!
11 june 2008
The Bebop has enabled Levissima to win the much desired title product of the year 2008 award!
By using the Bebop, the bottle water Levissima, was awarded the Gran Premio Marketing Innovation (Product of the Year 2008 in Italy)!
The 2008 prize-giving ceremony took place at the beginning of the year in Milan and was overseen by the Ministry of Economic Development.
It is during this event that Levissima, capped with our Bebop (called Easycap), obtained this coveted title in the waters category.
The presence of Novembal to the Brussels Conference
26 february 2008
Novembal submitted a presentation at one of the most important international meetings of the year: “The market trends in plastic caps and closures”, in Brussels, Belgium.
Our presence had a clear objective: to present our latest innovations for our market sector and discover the other significant events taking place within the packaging industry.
It was also an opportunity for Novembal to meet the Customers from our major accounts plus the other players in this market.
Attached is the presentation of Novembal
Novatwist™: the future plastic screw cap in the wine sector
30 january 2008
Novatwist™ for the wine market
The Wine and Spirits division of Novembal brings to the wine market the first screw cap produced in 100% plastic that is specified for glass or PET bottles with the neck finish BVS and BVP 30 H 60
Novatwist™and environment
The choice of selected materials produces, in comparison to aluminum screw caps, a reduction of:
• 15% of production of greenhouse gases
• 16% in the consumption of energy
Novatwist™ is an aesthetic and a competitive cap
Available in a large range of colours and its long skirt permits it to be printed in 4 colours with the head of the cap which can be can be printed with an additional 2 passes. The security is guaranteed with the effective tamper-evidence.
The migration of oxygen or CO² through the closure is assured by a tin or saranex liner dependant on your preference or requirement.
Novatwist™ can be supplied with the fisc.
The screw closure Novatwist™brings together stylishness and efficiency.
Novatwist™™ will be available from the 15th of July 2008
For further informations, you can consults its technical card available on our web site (www.novembal.com) , or please contact Coralie DARBON at Coralie.Darbon@tetrapak.com or at 04 72 54 95 39
The Wine & Spirits Division of Novembal Group is again Certified BRC/IOP
21 november 2007
Since 2004 and for the fourth year consecutively, the Wine & Spirits Division has received the BRC/IOP Certification (British Retail Consortium and Institute of Packaging).
A Hygiene and Safety standard
The BRC/IOP standard developed by the British major retailers and Packaging Institute is a hygiene and safety standard stating a number of controls. This standard relates to all the packaging materials that come into contact with food and drink
A strict regulation
In order to comply with hygiene and safety, the manufactured closures are subjected to a number of controls such as:
• Complete traceability of the caps
• Planned cleaning and maintenance of the manufacturing equipment
• Analysis of the production process
• Staff training to meet hygiene standards
Advantages for our customers
The BRC/IOP standard offers:
• Assurance concerning hygiene and safety
• Continuous control of the production process
• Comply with legal requirements
Let discover our lightweight caps !
04 october 2007
The recent launch of our range of lightweight caps (Novaqua™, Novasnap™ & Novasoda™ ) is matching the market requirements of cost savings and is in line with the ongoing development policy of Novembal to reduce the impact on the environment.
Savings for our customers
• reducing the raw material in our closures from 30 to 40% and in the neck finish of the bottles from 40 to 50%
• no major modification to the bottling lines, the body of the pre-form doesn’t change, only the neck finish is modified
• reducing the overall transport cost due to a higher number of caps per truck
A further step in our ongoing development policy
• 1/3 less of wastes in comparison with the standard caps range
• reduction of the number of truck movements (less trucks, less pollution…)
• reduction in secondary packaging requirements (boxes, pallets…)
• Our goal : a greater environmental respect
Creation of a complete family range
• Novaqua 26.0 and 26.2 mm (26.7 ultra light)
• Novaqua 29.4/25 mm (30/25 ultra light)
• Novasnap 25.2 mm (26.7 snap on)
• Novasnap 28.5 mm (30/25 snap on)
• Novasoda 28 mm short PCO
The technical assistance at Novembal
The whole of our technical/sales team has received the necessary training to enable these caps to run on the customers’ lines.
The presence of Novembal to the PIRA Conference, Atlanta
21 august 2007
Novembal submitted a presentation at one of the most important international meetings of the year - The future of caps and closures - organized by Intertech PIRA in Atlanta, USA.
Intertech PIRA organizes a meeting every year in the USA and this event is dedicated to the activities of the packaging industry.
Our presence had a clear objective: To present our latest innovations for our market sector and discover the other significant events taking place within the packaging industry.
It was also an opportunity for Novembal to meet the Customers from our major accounts plus the other players in this market.
Attached is the presentation of Novembal
NOVACTIVE™ : the new sport cap of Novembal
11 july 2007
Novactive ™ is the new two piece sport cap designed to replace current sport closures!
Novactive™, a practical closure that will go anywhere with the consumers offering them confidence and security:
• adapted to suit many situations (sport activities, travel, business trip…)
• easily opened and closed with one handed operation
• product integrity assured due to the double tamper evident devices
• no risk of losing the cap as it is retained to the container
• obvious tamper evident band that insures security of product
• the design ensures that a smooth flow is achieved and has a good mouth feel
• comfortable to use both for children and adults.
Novactive™ a closure which handles current bottlers’ needs and expectations:
• 2 pieces instead of 3 that offers savings
• the light weighting allows savings on material and therefore respects the environment
• can be used on aseptic filling lines
• a closure made from organoliptic material (food contact approved)
• attractive combinations of colours can be used to differentiate packages
• the modern and aesthetic design attracts customers’ attention.
The main players of the bottled waters market such as SPA, St Amand…and many others have already adopted this new closure for the satisfaction of the consumers!
A closure innovation: the BEBOP™
15 june 2007
The BEBOP™ is a still water closure for large volume applications: functional and ecological!
It is easy to use:
while on the move
• one handed operation
• contamination is reduced as the cap is totally retained on the container
• audible and positive feel ensures security of seal
• the tamper evident band offers visual evidence of tampering
• opportunity to retain the temper evident band with the package which respects the environment
The BEBOP™ gives bottlers the same advantages as traditional screw caps:
• a one-piece hinged closure that can be produced for all containers sizes
• a closure made from organoleptic material (food contact approved)
• available in a range of colour to complement your product range
One of the world’s leading suppliers of bottled water has already shown their confidence in the BEBOP™ by adopting it for their named brand European water!