“Celplast’s wide range of barrier films open new doors for the converter,” says Sergio González de Cosío, Commercial Director for Specialty films within Grupo Navegador. “These films from Celplast will provide high value to projects that can take advantage of the films’ extraordinary properties. We are very pleased to partner with Celplast in promoting these product lines in Mexico.”

Celplast’s barrier films are available in a wide variety of substrates such as polyester, BOPP, nylon and PE; metallized or coated with SiOx; and in a wide range of thicknesses.

“We are excited to be able to offer the Mexican converters our outstanding products. The demand for our high-end specialty films has grown tremendously over the last few years, which we attribute to the high quality of our products combined with attractive pricing,” comments Dante Ferrari, CEO of Celplast. “We believe that Grupo Navegador’s many years in the film business maintaining high standards of service, local knowledge and wide experience in the field of print and conversion will provide the perfect channel for the expansion of Celplast’s successful product lines also in Mexico.”

About Grupo Navegador:

Grupo Navegador acts as the exclusive representative in Mexico for various film manufacturers and converters. With three sales offices in Mexico, Grupo Navegador is besides Celplast the representative also for Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Bonset Shrink Films, Hanita Coatings Digital and Specialty films, Spartech Packaging Solutions and HanitaTek Window Films.

About Celplast:

Celplast, with its operations in Canada, is a leading supplier in North America of high-barrier substrates for the converters with a need for the best barrier quality in film substrates. The company was founded in 1984 and has been a success story ever since with its innovative approach to barrier film solutions.

Mark Spaulding -- Converting Magazine

The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) presented its Technology of the Year Award toCelplast Metallized Products Ltd. / VAST Films Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for its Metacoat™ roll-coating technology on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at a banquet during its annual Management Meeting, March 21-24 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California.

The patent-pending Metacoat technology allows coating and metallizing to occur in the same pass at standard metallizing speeds. A gravure coating station applies an acrylate and/or methacrylate liquid to the film surface and cures it immediately via electron beam exposure. Coating can occur before or after metallizing. Eliminating separate metallizing and coating passes dramatically improves economics. It also can increase a metallized film's barrier properties because top-coating immediately after metallizing protects the metallized surface from micro scratches and defects caused by roller contact and downstream processing. Immediate applications include packaging, insulation, reflective displays and flexible electronics. In time, additional applications may include food packaging, metallized transfer film, hot-foil stamping film, solar collectors, photovoltaic cells, optical coatings and scratch-resistant coatings for decorative panels. Celplast currently produces 39-inch-wide coated/metallized material on a pilot line and is equipping a larger metallizer to produce 60-inch-wide coated/metallized material. It's scheduled for startup in March 2010. Celplast also plans to license the technology to other converters.

The judges applauded the combination of metallizing and coating steps and the resulting improvement in barrier properties. "This material has the potential to be extremely widely used for any applications that require barrier," noted one judge. "Compared to flash evaporation processes, the Metacoat technology broadens the number of acrylic chemistries that can be used in vacuum conditions and eliminates problems with acrylic vapor, which can infiltrate pumps and other components and cause a lot of downtime," concluded another judge.

The five-member judging panel also named four finalists in the AIMCAL Technology of the Year competition. "This was the strongest field of entries we've seen in many years," reports Steve Sedlak, chair of AIMCAL's judging panel.

Celplast Metallized Products is proud to announce it has become the exclusive distributor of Camvac Limited's line of AlOx-coated clear barrier PET films - Camclear®.

Available in both 36 and 48 gauge, these films are competitively priced and are an improved barrier alternative to PVdC-coated PET and EVOH coex films, allowing converters to achieve OTR of 0.20 cc/100 in²/day and WVTR of 0.13 g/100 in²/day.

Camvac Limited has been producing Camclear® since the mid 90's and the product is widely used in Europe.

This product line compliments Celplast’s existing line of clear barrier films, CERAMIS^® SiOx-coated PET, OPP and nylon for retort and other demanding clear barrier film applications, as well as Celplast’s extensive line of metallized films such as SUPERMET™ for high metal adhesion, FOILMET™ for high barrier, ENVIROMET™ for high barrier PLA, and CEL-MET Sealants and Barrier Sealants to combine metallized and sealant layers. 

For more information, please contact us at 416-293-4330, x-233 or 235.

Date: Dec. 2, 2008
Re: Employee Buy-in
Chuck Larsen, CEO; Bill Hellings, President; Dante Ferrari, COO

Celplast Metallized Products Limited (CMP) announces the sale of a 20% stake in CMP to an employee group led by Dante Ferrari. Plans are in place for them to acquire a majority position over 7 – 10 years. This action brings in a group of talented young people to the ownership of the company, and ensures a gradual and smooth management transition. Celplast Limited, CMP’s parent company, will maintain a long term interest in the business. CMP will continue its commitment to offer the North American converting industry’s best customer service. With a secure future and a continued focus on employee education and
customer-centered innovation, CMP is ready to grow with its customers over the long term.

Should any of you wish more information, please contact Chuck Larsen (x- 231), Bill Hellings (x-222) or Dante Ferrari (x-256)
at 416-293-4330.

Sincerely yours,
Chuck Larsen Bill Hellings Dante Ferrari
Celplast Limited Celplast Limited EBG Limited
From: Celplast Limited, Chuck Larsen and Bill Hellings
EBG Limited, Dante Ferrari

(Article and photo provided by AIMCAL)

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