Ima Dairy Amp Food Strengthens Indian Operationspune India 22 July 2015 In The First Quarter Of 2015 Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche Spa Italy Completed Its Purchase Of The Oystar Group Including The Brand Names Hassia India Benhil Erca Gasti Hamba And Hassia After The Takeover The Top Executives In The Ima Spa And The New Division Ima Dairy Amp Food Traveled To Its Subsidiary Hassia Packaging Pvt Ltd Hassia India In Pune India To Discuss Strategies For Additional Growth With Local Management Ima Already Operates Two Factories In The Important Indian Market In Mumbai And Indore They Manufacture Packaging Machinery For The Pharmaceuticals And Cosmetics Industryldquothe Product Range Of Hassia India Is Ideal For Enhancing Our Product Portfolio For The Dairy And Food Industryrdquo Explains Andrea Malagoli Ceo Of Ima Spa Ldquothese Markets Have Been Skyrocketing In India For Years Now So The Local Demand For Packaging Machines Keeps Rising Steadily Our New Setup Combines Our Leading Expertise In The Business And Lets Us Expand Our Capacitiesrdquomarkus Ehl Ceo Of Ima Dairy Amp Food Adds Ldquoby Bundling Our Knowhow We Secure Even More Successful Growth In The Asian Markets And We Can Promote Our Business Here Even More Intensely In The Futurerdquo Over The Last Few Months For Example The Company Has Sold Four Wrapping Machines Manufactured By Its Affiliate Benhil And One P300 Ffs Machine By Hassia To Indian Customers For Packaging Butter Into Individual Servings Altogether The Former Oystar Group Has Already Sold More Than 100 Packaging Machines To Indiapackaging Knowhowhassia India Specializes In Vertical Ffs Bagging Machines The Customized Solutions Offer Flexible Packaging Of Food Agrochemicals Washing Detergent Shampoo Hair Oil And Nutraceuticals Its Product Range Also Includes Stickpack Machines And Small Cup Ffs Machines The Company Has A Strong Presence On The Indian Subcontinent And Exports 30 Percent Of Its Products Its Largest External Markets Include Africa Saarc And Southeast Asia Many Global Players With Production Sites In The Region Are Counted Among Its Client Basethe Plant In Pune Features 4033 Square Feet Of Production And Administration Space And Currently Houses 104 Employees Ldquoour Current Production Facilities Give Us A Very Good Setup For Expanding Our Business In The Nearby Far Eastern Markets Whose Enormous Potential Is Similar To Indiarsquosrdquo Points Out Markus Ehlima Is A Global Market Leader In The Development And Production Of Packaging Machines For The Pharmaceuticals Cosmetics Tea Coffee Dairy And Food Amp Beverage Industries The Group Has More Than 4600 Employees In More Than 80 Countries And Operates 34 Production Sites Ndash In India Italy Germany France The Uk Switzerland Spain The Us And China Ndash As Well As A Worldwide Sales And Service Networkabout Ima Dairy Amp Foodima Dairy Amp Food Is Part Of Italian Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche Spa The Company Is One Of The Worldrsquos Leading Suppliers Of Packaging Machinery Technology And Services And Has Extensive Knowhow In The Key Industries Of Dairy Products And Food Based In Stutensee Near Karlsruhe Germany The Holding Company Currently Represents 7 Production Locations In Europe And Asia As Well As Numerous Sales And Service Companies Ima Dairy Amp Food Employs A Workforce Of More Than 950 Worldwidewwwoystargroupcom Wwwimaitpress Contactlaura Wilmsmoller Prtel 49 0221 80108788email Lwmoellerprdeurl Wwwmoellerprde