Stutensee Julynbsp1 2011 The Oystar Group One Of The Worldrsquos Leading Manufacturers Of Packaging Machines Has Concluded A Cooperation Agreement With The Italian Sacmi Group The Two Companies Aim To Develop New Market Opportunities Through Integrated Packaging Solutions The Primary Focus Will Be On The Beverage Industrynbspldquothrough This Partnership With Sacmi We Will Be Able To Further Enhance Both Our Presence And Performance In The Beverage Industryrdquo Noted Oystar Ceo Tom Graf Ldquoat The Same Time We Will Be Opening Up New Market Opportunities To Sacmi Through Process Integration When It Comes To Our Successful Aseptic Filling Machinesrdquonbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Above All This Cooperation Will Involve Three Core Divisions Thus Plans Are To Combine Oystar Hamba Flexline Filling Machines With Sacmi Blow Molding Machines And In Particular With The Cbf Machine Compressionblow Forming Technology In The Future Downstream Solutions From Sacmi Such As Those For Labeling Palletizing Or Other Endofline Processes Are To Be Offered In Combination With Oystar Filling And Packaging Lines And Finally The Two Mechanical Engineering Companies Also Want To Exploit Synergies When It Comes To The Development Of New And Innovative Solutions While Profiting From Their Mutual Knowhownbspwith Its Highly Developed Specialized Solutions Sacmi Beveragenbspampnbsppackaging Is One Of The Leading Providers On The Market Particularly In The Beverage Industry Ldquothe Portfolios Of Our Two Companies Complement Each Other Outstandinglyrdquo Underlined Sacmi Ceo Pietro Cassani Ldquowe Will Remain Independent But Through This Cooperation We Will Create Genuine Added Value For Our Customersrdquonbspabout Oystar Groupnbspoystar Ndash The Process Amp Packaging Group Is One Of The Worldrsquos Leading Suppliers Of Packaging Machinery Technology And Services Oystar Has Extensive Process Knowhow In The Key Industries Of Dairy Products Food And Consumer As Well As Pharmaceuticals And Cosmetics Based In Stutensee Near Karlsruhe Germany The Holding Company Currently Represents 11 Manufacturing Companies As Well As Numerous Sales And Service Companies At Present Oystar Holding Employs A Workforce Of Approximately 2100 Worldwide And Generated A Total Of Eurnbsp406nbspmillion In Sales In 2010nbspwwwoystargroupcomnbspnbspabout Sacminbspsacmi Imola Is The Italian Parent Company Of An International Group Consisting Of Over 70 Companies That Is The Worldleading Designer Builder And Marketer Of Machines And Complete Plants For The Ceramic Industry Tiles Sanitaryware Tableware Heavy Clay Refractories And Technical Ceramicsthe Hub Of Sacmirsquos Overall Strategy Is The Socalled Global Network A Group Of Companies Located On Different Continents Within Their Outlet Markets Capable Of Supplying Customers With Fast Efficient Assistance Service Ndash A Must For All Leading International Enterprises That Service Network Also Provides Sacmi Customers With Online Spare Parts Ordering And Special Internet Access To Customized Technical Documentationnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Wwwsacmicom