Oystar receives major order from china the oystar group has signed the biggest single order in the company&rsquos history in china adding dairy products to expand its portfolio, the leading food corporation &ldquowant want&rdquo purchased three machines in one fell swoop. Stutensee, germany &ndash september 03, 2012.
First, in june 2013, oystar will deliver two model &ldquoef 320&rdquo form, fill and seal machines from oystar erca to shanghai, each of which will then produce 20,000 yoghurt cups per hour at the want want site there. Just one month later, want want will start up a &ldquoflexline fl 88 ca&rdquo from oystar hamba in the aseptic configuration, that machine will fill and seal 115ml cups with pudding. &ldquoafter a very good first quarter, this key order continues our success in the 2012 financial year,&rdquo explains oystar ceo markus ehl.
Oystar cmo dieter steinbach, who is responsible for the chinese market, adds &ldquothe machines for want want are oystar&rsquos biggest single order from china so far and represent a further step along our path of growth in the packaging business.&rdquo want want is the biggest manufacturer of rice crackers worldwide and of flavored milk in china.
The company generated a total of usd 3 billion in sales in 2011.with the decision to add yoghurt to its product portfolio, the company also signed a consulting agreement with the japanese milk and confectionary manufacturer &ldquomorinaga milk industry&rdquo, a longtime client of the oystar group. In accordance with that agreement, the two companies will cooperate in the use of their technologies used in the production of yoghurt. About the oystar group oystar. The packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services.
Oystar has extensive knowhow in the key industries of dairy products, food and consumer, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 12 manufacturing companies as well as numerous sales and service companies. At present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 2,000 worldwide and generated a total of eur 404 million in sales in 2011. Www.oystargroup.com
