PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2010

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 25 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 10/10 www.petpla.net The futuristic Sidel “campus” in Le Havre Bertrand Guillet has been with Sidel since 1992, responsible for internal and external communications. He put Sidels’ approach quite simply: “We have changed from being a machine maker to a solution provider for our customers – whether it is in blowing, which is our traditional business, or in any other discipline from resin to recycling.” “This industry has been evolving from PET pioneer- ing via more sophistication, and finally to being able to offer complete integrated line solutions. Sidel has been part of this development and has played a driving role. It has been a top-speed ride - no time for breaks. And I do not believe that we have reached the end of the story. This PET material will still present us with, and will surprise us with, some new developments. Sidel has changed over the years from a French to a multi-national company; from blow moulding to complete solutions; from a machine maker to a solution provider.” Organisational structure today Sidel’s Swedish parent company, Tetra Laval, with its Swedish-American CEO and head office in Switzer- land (with around € 11 billion of sales and 20,000 employ- ees), is 100% owner of the three business units: De Laval, Tetra Pak and Sidel (the latter with about € 1 billion in sales and 5,000 employees). The global set-up is as follows: Packaging and filling equipment is manufactured in Le Havre, France  Parma, Italy  Mantova, Italy  Beijing, China  The plant in Malaysia was closed in 2009 and opera- tions shifted to China.