Zippak to localize production in china zippak&rsquos new guangzhou factory to provide costeffective, brandenhancing resealable closures shanghai, china jun 28, 2011 zippak, the global leader in resealable solutions announces the opening of its first china factory, located in guangzhou. The new facility will localize production of the company&rsquos costeffective and high quality resealable zipper closures.&ldquountil this point, we have been devoted to providing the china market with high quality resealable solutions that enhance consumer brands from our worldwide production facilities,&rdquo said tracy wang, business development manager, zippak china. &ldquothe purpose of this new factory in china is to better serve the needs of the chinese market.&rdquoas the only company of its kind with an inhouse equipment division, zippak also recently introduced a new consulting group the package realization team&trade. The team will help brand owners transition from existing package styles to consumerpreferred resealable flexible formats. For each unique project, a unique team is assembled to consult with consumer product goods cpg companies and retailers on how to implement costeffective and efficient resealable closure solutions. Team configurations may vary according to project needs, and may include representatives from sales, marketing, product development, operations, machinery and technical service.brand owners may also choose to install zippak&rsquos retrofit solutions which require a lower capital investment than new machines.in march 2008, zippak established a china office in shanghai. Since then, zippak has been providing resealable solutions in china for brands like dumex and mars. The new guangzhou factory is expected to further enhance the production capacity of zippak in guangzhou to meet both local demand as well as the needs of the rest of asiapacific.guangzhou is the capital of guangdong province, china, and it serves as one of the most important economic and transportation centers in southern china. Guangzhou ranks third in terms of gdp among mainland china cities, after shanghai and beijing.zippak will showcase its innovative packaging solution, consulting capabilities and proven closure at propak china 2011 from july 1315 at booth 1c30. About zippakzippak, celebrating 25 years of resealable packaging innovations, offers seven distinct technologies that provide the framework for more than 200 patented zipper profiles. A global leader for resealable packaging solutions, zippak is an illinois tool works itw company. World headquarters are located in manteno, il, usa.for further information on zippak, please visit www.zippak.com or contact elizabeth sheaffer at 18154686500 or elizabeth.sheaffer@zippak.com.
