EK-Pack Folien

EK-Pack Folien GmbH is a German packaging company headquartered in Wiggensbach, specifically in the Ermengerst district of the Allgäu region. Founded in 1977 by Fritz Englisch, the company has remained in family ownership ever since. It develops and produces flexible packaging films for a wide range of applications and industries, positioning itself as a trusted film manufacturer for a safer and smarter world. The product programme includes flexible films for vacuum and modified-atmosphere packaging, shrink films, laminates and special laminates, which are used particularly in the food, pharmaceutical and technical industries. Manufacturing is carried out by primary shaping through extrusion using slot dies or blown-film tools. Depending on customer requirements, products are further refined by lamination and/or printing. Sales are mainly concentrated in European countries, with a smaller share of products sold outside Europe. EK-Pack Folien serves the food, agriculture, automotive, electronics, chemical and medical industries. The company states that its film solutions are tailored to the requirements of each application and combine functionality with targeted material selection. With a team of more than 210 employees, it develops and produces flexible packaging films for diverse applications. In addition, its subsidiary Vacopack H. Buchegger AG in Steinach, Switzerland, employs around 50 more people. Sustainability is a central theme. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, EK-Pack Folien focuses on solar energy, material efficiency and recyclability in product development. Its stated commitments include reducing resource consumption, optimising manufacturing processes for clean energy, ethical business conduct, promoting health, environmentally friendly innovation through research and development of sustainable and biodegradable solutions, and selecting suppliers that support its sustainability goals. The company is also involved in regional academic cooperation. Together with four other regional companies, EK-Pack Folien participates in the endowed professorship for packaging technology at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. It is also a founding member of the Zentrum für Lebensmittel- und Verpackungstechnologie e.V. (Center for Food and Packaging Technology).

EK-Pack Folien GmbH was founded in 1977 by Fritz Englisch and has remained in family ownership since then. The company is based in Wiggensbach, in the Ermengerst district of the Allgäu region in Germany. In 1992, the company acquired the subsidiary Vacopack H. Buchegger AG in Steinach, Switzerland. This expanded the group's footprint beyond Germany and added capacity in the Swiss market. Over more than four decades, EK-Pack Folien has developed and produced flexible packaging films for a wide range of applications and industries. Its product programme has grown to include flexible films for vacuum and modified-atmosphere packaging, shrink films, laminates and special laminates, used particularly in the food, pharmaceutical and technical industries. Manufacturing is carried out by primary shaping through extrusion using slot dies or blown-film tools, and products are refined by lamination and/or printing depending on customer requirements. Sales are mainly concentrated in European countries, with a smaller share of products sold outside Europe. The company currently employs 210 people, with a further 50 at its Swiss subsidiary. In recent years, sustainability has become a central strategic theme. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, EK-Pack Folien focuses on solar energy, material efficiency and recyclability in product development. Its stated commitments include reducing resource consumption, optimising manufacturing processes for clean energy, ethical business conduct, promoting health, environmentally friendly innovation through research and development of sustainable and biodegradable solutions, and selecting suppliers that support its sustainability goals. The company is also engaged in regional academic and industry cooperation. Together with four other regional companies, EK-Pack Folien participates in the endowed professorship for packaging technology at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. It is also a founding member of the Zentrum für Lebensmittel- und Verpackungstechnologie e.V. (Center for Food and Packaging Technology).

• 1992

  Acquisition of subsidiary Vacopack H. Buchegger AG in Steinach, Switzerland.

• 1977

  Founded by Fritz Englisch; remains in family ownership.

Trusted film manufacturer for a safer and smarter world; tailored flexible packaging film solutions combining functionality with targeted material selection and sustainability.

• Flexible films for vacuum and modified-atmosphere packaging

• Shrink films

• Laminates and special laminates

• Bag films, top films, bottom films, converter films

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