Press releases

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.

Berglandmilch, Austria’s biggest dairy, continues its close partnership with SIG, as it installs the first SIG SmileBig 24 Aseptic filling machine in Austria at its production site in Klagenfurt. This new investment will enable Berglandmilch to fill products in SIG SmileBig carton packs, offering busy consumers a highly convenient and stylish packaging solution for on-the-go or home consumption.

In partnership with WWF Switzerland and WWF Malaysia, SIG has launched a three and half-year forest landscape project in Malaysia’s Ulu Muda Forest Complex through WWF’s Forests Forward program. The project aims to improve the management of more than 170,000 hectares and pilot the restoration of 25 hectares.

Alesayi Beverage Corporation, a leading beverage manufacturer in Saudi Arabia since 1959 with 60% market share in the energy drinks’ category, is partnering with SIG to expand its product and packaging portfolio. Using a state-of-the-art SIG SureFill 42 Aseptic BIB filling system, Alesayi will launch exciting new products in hotels, restaurants and cafes (HoReCa).

H1 2024 results • Q2 2024 revenue growth, at constant currency, +5.7% (constant currency and constant resin(1) +5.4%), following 0% growth in Q1 2024 • HY 2024 revenue growth, at constant currency, +3.0% (constant currency and constant resin(1) +2.9%) • Q2 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin 25.1% (Q2 2023: 25.7%); +360 bps vs. Q1 2024 • HY 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin 23.5%; (HY 2023: 24.9%) • 2024 guidance updated: - revenue growth(2) of around 4%, +/-50 bps (previously at low end of 4-6%) - adjusted EBITDA margin at lower end of 24 to 25% range (previously lower half of 25-26% range) • Mid-term guidance confirmed: revenue growth(2) in the upper half of 4-6% range, adjusted EBITDA margin above 27%, net capex 7-9% of revenue

Sole-Mizo, part of the Bonafarm group and leading brand in the Hungarian dairy sector, has partnered with SIG to install a state-of-the-art SIG Midi 12 Aseptic filling machine to fill a wide range of Sole-Mizo dairy products in two of the most appreciated SIG packaging formats: SIG MidiBloc and SIG MidiFit.

Leche Celta, one of Spain's leading dairy companies and a benchmark in the manufacture of liquid milk and dairy products, is the first in Spain to use SIG MidiFit 1L aseptic cartons to offer its high-quality UHT dairy products in a convenient and differentiating packaging solution. Leche Celta has launched four new dairy and lactose-free 'Pastoreo' products in 1L SIG MidiFit carton packs.

ITO EN, a key player in Japan’s beverage industry, innovates the market with the launch of two premium beverages with bite-sized pieces in SIG SmileSmall carton packs, made possible by the SIG Drinksplus technology integrated in the SIG SmileSmall 24 Aseptic filling machine.

SIG announces a strategic collaboration with MassChallenge Switzerland, a key member of the global MassChallenge innovator community and a major global startup accelerator. The paramount objective of this dynamic partnership is for SIG to connect with visionary founders and work together on new technologies and pioneering sustainable innovations in the field of material science.