Since January 2020, Apeldoorn Flexible Packaging (AFP) is a part of Trioworld Group. With a history of more than 50 years and a renowned player in the field of flexible packaging, Apeldoorn Flexible Packaging is today, under the name Trioworld Apeldoorn, a part of one of the largest suppliers of packaging solutions based on polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) film.
A part of Trioworld
Since January 2020, Apeldoorn Flexible Packaging (AFP) is a part of Trioworld Group. With a history of more than 50 years and a renowned player in the field of flexible packaging, Apeldoorn Flexible Packaging is today, under the name Trioworld Apeldoorn, a part of one of the largest suppliers of packaging solutions based on polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) film. Trioworld Apeldoorn is the Head Office of the Consumer Packaging division and a sales office and production site for the Stretch Film division.
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Trioworld Apeldoorn is the Head Office of the Consumer Packaging divisions and a production site and sales office for the Stretch Film division.
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As one of the biggest players in the market, in the 1960s van Gelder saw the emergence of a new material that could be of interest to their industry. In 1968, van Gelder Papier decided to start producing plastic products in addition to paper and cardboard. At their site on the Laan van Westenenk in Apeldoorn, various production facilities were converted to produce plastic products. Today, Trioworld Apeldoorn is still located at this site.
In 1969, Crown - Van Gelder Plastic Film Industries B.V (joint venture of Van Gelder Papier and Crown Zellerbach) commissioned the first two casting lines for casting coextrusion films and coating polyethylene paper. It existed in this capacity until 1980, after which it became a 100% subsidiary of Van Gelder Papier and was renamed Van Gelder PFI.5
This construction was short-lived. In 1982, the part of the organisation we now know as Trioworld was sold to US multinational Borden. By merging their operations in the Netherlands, the production capacity in Apeldoorn was greatly expanded. In 1996, Borden sold its global packaging operations, including AFP to AEP Industries.
Under this ownership, AFP has taken the next step in its development. In addition to die extrusion, AFP has started to produce blown film and to laminate film. AFP thus has become an increasingly versatile player on the market.
In 2009, AFP is the first European company to start using a multilayer moulding line. This line marks the beginning of the development of what we now know as Katan-Ex. Over many years, AFP has developed into a leading and innovative player.
In 2017, AFP is owned by Jindal Poly Films, an Indian family-owned group. In November 2019, Trioplast Group signed the agreement to acquire AFP from Jindal Films and as of January 2020, AFP is a part of Trioworld Group.