Press releases

Almarai, the Middle East’s leading dairy and food company, has selected SIG as a strategic partner for its five-year expansion plan aimed at strengthening market leadership and driving sustainable innovation.

MilkyMist, a renowned dairy innovator from South India, has teamed up with SIG and AnaBio Technologies to introduce the world’s first long-life probiotic buttermilk in aseptic carton packs. This groundbreaking development, showcased at Gulfood Manufacturing 2024 in Dubai, represents a major breakthrough in the beverage industry, allowing probiotics to be incorporated into shelf-stable drinks in aseptic cartons for the first time.

SIG, a leading packaging solutions provider, is announcing the expansion of its SIG Neo filling machine portfolio, featuring the world's fastest and most flexible aseptic carton filling machine for multi-serve formats. Now, with the debut presentation of SIG Neo Slimline 15 Aseptic at Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai, taking place from November 5-7, SIG launches another cutting-edge filling machine for multi-serve aseptic carton packs, capable of filling up to 15,000 SIG SlimlineBloc packs per hour – a 25% increase in output compared to SIG’s standard filling machines for family-sized formats.

SIG announced today that they have been formally recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting the highest criteria for recyclability according to the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability for the SIG Terra RecShield D bag-in-box package for beverages such as post-mix syrup.

ITO EN, a key player in Japan’s beverage industry, will unveil new flavors of its ready-to-drink matcha LOVE® in the highly convenient and stylish SIG SmileSmall packaging solution perfectly suited for on-the-go consumption. The new flavors, matcha Banana Latte and matcha Cocoa Latte offer consumers barista-style lattes in SIG SmileSmall carton packs.

Continued carton strength, improving performance at bag-in-box and spouted pouch • Q3 2024 revenue growth, at constant currency, +5.1% (constant currency and constant resin + 4.6%) • 9M 2024 revenue growth, at constant currency, +3.7% (constant currency and constant resin + 3.5%) • Q3 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin 25.0% (Q3 2023: 24.8%) • 9M 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin 24.0% (9M 2023: 24.9%) • 2024 and mid-term guidance confirmed

SIG is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors (“Board”) has selected Ola Rollén as its nominee for the position of the of Chair of the Board at the Group’s 2025 Annual General Meeting. As previously announced, Andreas Umbach, the current Chair, has decided to not stand for re-election after having successfully chaired the Company since the Initial Public Offering in 2018.

SIG has won the coveted Green Packaging Star Award for its pioneering SIG Terra MidiBloc Alu-free packaging solution. SIG Terra Alu-free is the world’s first aluminum-free packaging material for aseptic carton packs. The annual Austrian Green Packaging Star Award has been recognizing the most sustainable packaging innovations for nearly 20 years.

SIG today announces the appointment of Fabio Grazioli to the Group Executive Board as Chief Supply Chain Officer (“CSO”) effective 15 November 2024. Fabio joins from Haier Group, the global market leader in home appliances and consumer electronics, where he most recently served as Vice President Supply Chain, Procurement, E2E Cost Leadership and CTO - EMEA.

SIG, Sambu Group and YBDA inaugurated an eco building located in Pulau Burung, Riau, where one of Sambu Group’s plantations, PT Riau Sakti United Plantations (RSUP), is located. The eco building was built using building blocks made of recycled plastic. This initiative is a reflection of SIG, Sambu Group and YBDA commitment to fostering sustainable development and making a positive impact on local communities.