02.22.18
As a leading flexible packaging producer in the high-growth African region, Tropic Plastic & Packaging has grown to be one of the most modern and well-equipped plastic packaging companies in Southern Africa. Nowadays, the enterprise is well positioned to take advantage of new requirements and developments in African flexible packaging market, much thanks to its investment, innovation and production strategy developed with Comexi technologies.
This family-owned company with almost 50 years of experience has recently installed a new Comexi F2 MB flexographic press. Since 2011, the South-African enterprise is working with different solutions such as Comexi FPLUS flexographic press and Comexi F2 MP press apart from other machinery.
“It is one of the largest packaging company in this country, leading in the continent and they are continuously growing, achieving the maximum capacity of our printing technologies,” said Miquel Gironès, Comexi’s area manager in Africa.
This latest Comexi F2 MB press acquisition is an advanced machine dedicated to short and medium runs that shares the patented FLEXOEfficiency concepts or ergonomics and accessibility of the Comexi F2 family.
One of the greatest examples of this successful partnership between both companies showed recently when Tropic Plastic & Packaging achieved most prestigious awards using Comexi’s solutions. In particular, the Southern-African enterprise was recognized with a Gold Award from the Goldpack Awards for the best overall flexible plastic in South Africa, a Bronze Award from Goldpack Awards for best transit packaging in the country and a Silver Award for best print quality from Flexographic Print Excellence Awards (FTASA). Besides, in 2016, the company also achieved another FTASA Gold Award for best wide web print quality using a Comexi F2 MP.
“We are extremely ecstatic, it is a brilliant recognition and exposure for both brands and rewards Tropic’s constant investment in innovation giving us the edge over in the South African market. Besides, it boosts the self-esteem of the entire workforce”, explains Tropic Plastic & Packaging Managing Director. In this sense, Comexi’s Area Manager in Africa highlights: “Tropic is a key-reference company in this region consistently supplying high quality zero defect products into the market at very high volumes. We are pleased that Comexi technologies help them win worldwide prestigious prizes."
This family-owned company with almost 50 years of experience has recently installed a new Comexi F2 MB flexographic press. Since 2011, the South-African enterprise is working with different solutions such as Comexi FPLUS flexographic press and Comexi F2 MP press apart from other machinery.
“It is one of the largest packaging company in this country, leading in the continent and they are continuously growing, achieving the maximum capacity of our printing technologies,” said Miquel Gironès, Comexi’s area manager in Africa.
This latest Comexi F2 MB press acquisition is an advanced machine dedicated to short and medium runs that shares the patented FLEXOEfficiency concepts or ergonomics and accessibility of the Comexi F2 family.
One of the greatest examples of this successful partnership between both companies showed recently when Tropic Plastic & Packaging achieved most prestigious awards using Comexi’s solutions. In particular, the Southern-African enterprise was recognized with a Gold Award from the Goldpack Awards for the best overall flexible plastic in South Africa, a Bronze Award from Goldpack Awards for best transit packaging in the country and a Silver Award for best print quality from Flexographic Print Excellence Awards (FTASA). Besides, in 2016, the company also achieved another FTASA Gold Award for best wide web print quality using a Comexi F2 MP.
“We are extremely ecstatic, it is a brilliant recognition and exposure for both brands and rewards Tropic’s constant investment in innovation giving us the edge over in the South African market. Besides, it boosts the self-esteem of the entire workforce”, explains Tropic Plastic & Packaging Managing Director. In this sense, Comexi’s Area Manager in Africa highlights: “Tropic is a key-reference company in this region consistently supplying high quality zero defect products into the market at very high volumes. We are pleased that Comexi technologies help them win worldwide prestigious prizes."