Managers of IMMER GROUP together with builders and representatives of the city and port of Ventspils laid a capsule with a message for the future

IMMER Group, the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of flexible packaging materials, films and labels, launched a project of complex digital transformation. Among strategic project partners are Lean Projects, a Swiss company, which specializes in developing industrial solutions for printing and packaging, and OntargIT – an international consulting company, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with ERP and Cloud competencies.

IMMER Group was the first on the Ukrainian and Latvian markets to launch the manufacturing of biodegradable packaging materials.

According to the European Commission's study “The future of work and youth”*, published a week ago, in the near future we will face the situation, when 90% of professions will need skills in working with digital technologies, while 82% of young people say they are not ready for this. “After graduation, experience in the specialty and necessary skills of newly minted specialists are absent in 90% of cases, but the world is changing so quickly that it’s very difficult to find ready-made specialists. It makes more sense to invest in their own education,” says Irina Mirochnik, President of the international company IMMER Group.

There was an excursion for 3rd year students of the Riga Technical College (Rīgas Valsts tehnikums) today at the IMMER Digital plant in Ventspils.

According to the study of the flexible packaging manufacturer IMMER Group, environmental friendliness of packaging is one of the 5 most important properties of packaging for more than a third (36%) of Latvians. The most important thing for Latvians is that the packaging is easy to use — as indicated by the majority of respondents, or 55.6%. It is also important that it opens and closes well (41%), does not contain hazardous substances (40%) and protects the product from contamination (36%).

Since 2001, a remarkable tradition has appeared in Latvia – the Shadow Day (Ēnu diena). Every year, Latvian schoolchildren are waiting for February 13 to come to the workplaces of famous people from business and government and to observe their work with their own eyes, ask questions, and discover something new for themselves.

The drug verification system has already entered into force, and although, about 700,000 people die from counterfeit medicines annually in the world according to the WHO (World Health Organization). So this is by no means the only massively counterfeit product. Among food products, for example, orange juice, honey and truffle oil, as well as blueberries, milk, fish, saffron, olive oil, pomegranate juice and coffee are most often forged. At the same time, as many as 75% of Latvians encountered fake food or are not sure of the opposite.

The international initiative Save Food has published data according to which a third of all food is in vain – thrown away or spoiled. In monetary terms, this is about $ 1 trillion a year.

IMMER Digital & IMMER Design Studio in Riga are relocated to new offce on 18, Vilandes street

IMMER Digital become a member of Latvian Printers’ Association „Latvijas Poligrāfijas uzņēmumu asociācija” (LPUA)

IMMER Digital & IMMER Design Studio got a Bronze Pentaward 2018 for Naturelle Kidz Wet Wipes packaging design.

The independent external AIB audit has confirmed the compliance of IMMER DIGITAL production with global food safety standards. According with the conclusions of the audit committee, IMMER Digital has scored 920 points, having improved their last year's figure.

Flexible packaging manufacturer IMMER Group has achieved significant success in the world’s largest professional packaging competition “WorldStar for Packaging”. The company has received two main awards in food product group for packaging series “Jersika’s Chips” and “Spilva Dresingi”.

Flexible packaging digital printing factory “IMMER Digital” has received the highest possible AA level in yearly BRC/IOP certification. The certificate confirms quality compliance to the most strictly regulated food quality management standards in the world. It means that the factory guarantees packaging quality and safety in contact with food products, as well as compliance to all applicable standards.

JSC IMMER Digital as a part of international company group IMMER Group has officially joined UN Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate responsibility and good management practice initiative by United Nations.

IMMER Digital Production Director Davids Graveris took part in the "Packaging and Decorative Gravure 2017" conference organized by the European Rotogravure Association (E.R.A.).

The Trust Line began to operate at IMMER Group companies to improve internal communication and to guarantee a safe feedback channel.

IMMER Digital offers full BOX (3D) and GUSSET (2D) stand-up pouch package manufacturing cycle – design development, material selection to ensure all required functions, digital printing and manufacturing of finished pouches with closing elements.

Representatives of IMMER Group from 6th to 9th September participated in exhibition Riga Food 2017 and met with cooperation partners, clients, students and other interested parties.

The exhibition was also visited by IMMER Group president Irina Miroshnik and technology development director Mehdi Nasirov. During four days of the exhibition it was visited by 39 412 people, including the president of Latvia Raimonds Vejonis, Minister of Agriculture of Latvia Janis Duklavs and other highly-ranked officials.

“Personal conversation during a meeting is important, it promotes trust and improves contact with the client. During exhibition many conversations about cooperation and use of our packaging manufacturing capabilities both in Ventspils and Kiev were held,” said head of sales of Immer Digital Ivars Sudmalis.

A completely unique, innovative, fully recyclable flexible packaging material was presented during the exhibition. The material is made of polymers, although it has tactile and visual characteristics of fabric.

This year 720 companies from 35 countries participated in Riga Food. Visitors had an opportunity to visit 15 national joint stands.

During the Riga Food 2017 exhibition an international packaging competition Riga Food 2017 Packaging No.1 was held. Works by competition participants were exhibited in the vestibule of the exhibition hall. Packaging was judged both by professional jury members from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and exhibition visitors.

Grand Prix was awarded to SIA Glear for creative daring and combination of successful technical methods in design of Jersikas čipsi packaging. The packaging was manufactured at IMMER Ukrplastic plant.

Packaging of yoghurt drinks Tukuma Piens Baltais Protein also received high praise from the jury. The product design was created during Baltais campaign to support Latvian men’s national basketball team. 16 different design packages for a single flavour were printed at one time at IMMER Digital plant.

Pictures of basketball players on yoghurt bottles also caught attention of exhibition visitors. Visitors named the Baltais Protein yoghurt package as the best in Milk and milk products packaging category.

All packaging that received highest valuation by the jury and Riga Food 2017 visitor’s choice will be exhibited during international packaging technology and logistics exhibition Pakfood 2017, which will take place from the 25th to 28th of September in Poznan, Poland.

IMMER Digital has become a full member of the Federation of Security and Defence Industries of Latvia (DAIF Latvia). Experience of IMMER Group in developing innovative packaging solutions will enable the development of new industry capabilities and offers for national and international security.

Today, 7th of September, the flexible packaging manufacturer IMMER Group presented an innovative, unique, completely recyclable flexible packaging material at Riga Food international exhibition. The material is made of polymer, although it has tactile and visual characteristics of paper. The new product complies with all functional requirements of modern packaging and is completely safe for various food-product packaging.

On 23rd of February, during regional visit to Ventspils, president of Latvia Raimonds Vejonis visited a unique flexible packaging material manufacturing plant in Northern Europe IMMER Digital. During the visit the president and Ventspils city representatives were introduced to the premises and manufacturing capabilities of the factory.

1st of February the IMMER Digital flexible packaging material factory has been opened in Ventspils. The factory is an only factory of such type in Northern Europe. More than 5 million euros were invested by private investors, “ABLV Bank” and Development finance institution “Altum”.

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