Siegwerk Brochure
Siegwerk Brochure
You know us. Every day you encounter Siegwerk printing and coating manufacturer with innovative, sustainable and
inks and coatings at newsstands and gas stations, in super- circular packaging solutions. Although we have constantly
markets and department stores. In fact, everywhere you see been adapting to our changing world, the proven values of a
printed products such as yogurt containers, beverage bottles, family business have stayed with us: independent and target
soup sachets, glossy magazines, paper cups and cigarette packs focused, flexible and competent, commited and reliable. The
appealing to consumers. company shares are in the hands of the sixth generation of
the same family of owners with Alfred Keller as the current
With more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Siegwerk is chairman of the supervisory board. This guarantees a business
one of the market leaders for high-quality printing inks and policy which is both innovative and sustainable.
coatings for packagings and publications. In this brochure,
you will learn more about our competitive products, reliable People have been and will always be the focus of our company.
solutions and individual services, which often go beyond the In the field of consulting and production, application engineering
printing ink and coating itself. and supply – the “Siegwerkers,” as the employees like to call
themselves, work with passion on behalf of our customers.
See how we developed from a “calico factory,” a textile You will read more about what makes a Siegwerker later on.
printing shop, to an internationally successful printing ink
Siegwerk designs, develops and produces customized printing inks, coatings and primers.
Together with our customers, we optimize the structure, functionality and cost-effectiveness
of their print jobs. And we help design solutions for the circular economy.
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Establishment of
„Siegwerk Chemi-
sches Laboratorium
GmbH (“chemical
laboratory company”).
Production resumed.
As well as printing
Rolffs‘ calico printing inks, products also
works is relocated to include glazier’s putty,
today‘s company roof paint, corrosion
headquarters in protection, adhesives
1824 Siegburg. 1844 1920 and nail varnish. 1953
1800
Foundation of 1844 Development of a 1911 First printing inks 1945
the manufactured modern laboratory exported to Europe,
goods business for the production of North Africa, South
“Rolffs & Poensgen” inks based on America and the
in Cologne. chemical syntheses USA.
which are suitable Supply of printing inks
for copper rotary for the first colored
printing. glossy magazines. At
the end of the decade,
Siegwerk is the largest
manufacturer of gra-
If you would like to see more milestones please visit our homepage
https://www.siegwerk.com/en/company/history.html vure inks in Germany.
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social responsibility
cloths, and advancing the printing industry with many innovations. With
guidelines is the
this they laid the foundation stone for a successful, market-leading printing
financing of a new
ink business which brings color into everyday life all over the world. As
building in the SOS TEN YEARS OF SUPPORTING
the 6th generation of owners, Alfred Keller is today the Chairman of the
Children’s Village SOS CHILDREN´S
Supervisory Board. VILLAGES WORLDWIDE!
Mexico City.
2000
1972 Acquisition of the 2005 Board resolution 2010 2020
USA‘s fourth-largest to trade in a
printing ink manu- sustainable
facturer, Color manner.
Converting Inc.
Our corporate culture has evolved aims at remaining independent and We are near to our customers all over
over generations. It has been molded autonomous over the long term. All the world and offer them excellent,
and driven by our employees, which is employees share this aim and work forward-looking solutions. We want
why new colleagues should be able to consistently towards the same goal. our business relationships to become
easily identify with our values. long-term partnerships with benefits to
This requires a good deal of commit- both sides – and we are searching for
A “Siegwerker” lives and breathes ment and motivation, but also re- colleagues who can help us achieve that.
our values. This in turn creates the silience and a down-to-earth attitude.
special “Siegwerk Spirit“ we see at A “Siegwerker” works on solutions
work every day. within a team and is always loyal and
reliable. Our tone always remains friendly
Siegwerk is a dynamic global company and respectful, and we remain resolute
that is run by the sixth generation of the in our aims.
same family. Our corporate philosophy
Motivation and commitment of each and every “Siegwerker” form the basis of our international
growth, whilst knowledge exchange beyond all borders ensures that all international customers
can profit from our expertise. We work as a global team, and our business as well as our clients
benefit as a result.
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Siegwerk has all of the advantages of a Our 5,000 employees work in over 30 We offer excellence programs which are
genuine market leader: an international countries – ideal conditions for gaining used both as a platform for advanced
set-up, professionally managed with a and developing international experience. training courses and for international
long term strategic mindset. Nevertheless, Foreign assignments, job rotation and exchanges. In addition to individual
despite the fact we are a global player, career planning are essential components advancement, our employees also have
we are not an anonymous group of com- of our ongoing development plans. a structured range of further training
panies. As a family business, Siegwerk opportunities at their disposal.
is characterized by a strong sense of A “Siegwerker“ always has the freedom
togetherness. Our goal-oriented teams to adapt their work to their individual We offer all of these measures with the
are formed from skilled individuals, situation. In regular individual feedback firm belief that investments in people
working as part of a close-knit, global and development discussions, the aims are the best investments we can make.
team. Short decision-making channels of the company and the employee are
and a strong corporate culture with a discussed and balanced. Then, we do our Current vacancies can be found in our
strong sense of responsibility shape our absolute best to care for all individual careers website at www.siegwerk.
daily lives. needs and wants – whether that’s ad- com/careers. We encourage you to
vanced training courses, specific target explore and find out more!
agreements, international secondments
or more.
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Siegwerk builds on a modular production network in order to “Blending Centers” at more than 50 foreign subsidiaries
provide its business partners with what they most urgently around the globe ensure that our products are then matched to
need: high-performance printing coatings. The basic inks individual customer requirements. Deliveries are made promptly,
and coatings are therefore produced at our parent plants, precisely when the inks are needed: “just-in-time” – and
the “Centers of Excellence.” with the desired performance.
Printing ink and coating solutions from Siegwerk are as unique as our customers.
Colors here are not “off the shelf,” but out of the technology lab.
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Thanks to our international production and service network, The use of defined base colors and intermediate materials
Siegwerk has a global presence. Our products and solutions, guarantees consistent product quality; a fact valued by inter-
consulting and support services are available worldwide. national customers and business partners, because they depend
on getting their printed or packaged products to their consumers
Experienced and highly qualified employees assist customers around the world in a uniform quality and visual appearance.
in developing new products, and provide support with their
production processes on-site at packaging and publication
printing plants.
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Did you know that we are more than an ink and coating We also support color and ink management as well as the print
producer? set-up and finishing processes. Within our PMC organization
Siegwerk offers a broad range of additional services in order we handle three pillars of our customer service solutions:
to meet our customers’ requirements: we summarize these
additional services under the roof of PMC. · Colorwerk – our Color Management Program
PMC stands for Process Management and Consulting. Our goal · On-Site Consulting – our service where we collaborate with
is to increase transparency, improve productivity and thereby our customers on site to improve processes in their value chain
contribute to the sustainable company development of our
customers. Together with them, we analyze and optimize the · InHouse – our service where we manage the ink room of our
production process, determine potential savings and motivate customers
and train staff.
· Ink Development & · On-Site Consulting · Quality Assurance & Testing Capabilities
Performance Optimization
· InHouse · Product Safety & Regulatory Support
· Ink Portfolio Simplification · Benchmarking · Product Safety Trainings
· Packaging Development Support · Workshops & Trainings
· Ink & Solution Trainings
· On-press Support
· Color Management &
Colorimetric Support
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How we support and what we achieve joining forces with our customers
Our customers are often fully occupied in their day-to-day busi- improvements: There are ways to further increase efficiency in
ness. Their responsibility is focused on getting customer orders almost every ink room.
done right on time and with highest quality. It is exactly this daily
operation where untapped potential for improvement lies. Our consultants can either advise customers how to exploit
untapped potential and improve the efficiency of their ink
Here, our On-Site Consulting experts can deliver an outside view rooms or our InHouse teams can support and assist in ink
and objective input, helping customers to overcome any sub- room management to ensure the ink room is well-managed
jective viewpoints and identify valuable improvement potentials. and therefore effectively organized.
Therefore, the mutual exchange with customers’ experts is key
for us to successfully realize any kind of improvement project. In order to achieve sustainable changes and results, we conduct
When looking at ink rooms you will also find high potential for consulting workshops and training courses accordingly.
Within PMC but also beyond, sharing used in the packaging production process specifically to match requirements and
expertise and knowledge is very important – inks and coatings, adhesives and sub- packaging products in this area as well.
to ultimately produce excellent printing strates. Apart from that we train our cus-
results – that is our philosophy. That’s tomers’ employees in color management We are also happy to visit your site,
why we provide on-press training for our and colorimetry. Last but not least product because an on-press workshop enables
customers’ employees. That includes safety plays a key role in food or pharma- plenty of questions to be answered and
knowledge transfer about the materials ceutical packaging. We train customers processes to be improved.
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When it comes to product safety, our customers can count Expert knowledge as well as open and transparent information
on Siegwerk as a reliable partner. We place great value on are key in order to produce a high quality, fully compliant and
the highest safety standards and environmental protection. fit for its purpose printed food packaging.
The safe use of our printing inks and coatings and safe end
products on the supermarket shelves have top priority for us. Global Product Safety and Regulatory (PSR) + Sustainability
stands for a high level of expertise, full transparency and
Siegwerk offers suitable inks and coatings for many applications, professional support on questions around product safety.
especially for the sensitive segment of food packaging. Printing
inks and coatings for food packaging must fulfill several legal Our guidance and support for our customers include:
requirements and a safety evaluation for migrants.
· Strict raw material selection process in order to avoid
Located in a “sandwich position” of the packaging chain, the unwanted substances of concern
printer and converter has to deal with a multitude of aspects · Risk Assessments for Non Intentionally Added Substances
and parameters, whilst converting the various material streams (NIAS)
(e.g. substrates, inks, coatings, adhesives) into the ready- · Pro-active distribution of Statements of Composition (SoCs)
made printed packaging. for food packaging inks which enables customers to perform
a Declaration of Compliance (DoC)
It is due to this multitude of parameters, all of which have an · Offering trainings and workshops and managing the content
influence on the product safety profile in addition to the legal of the Ink Safety Portal which is an online platform to share
and brand owner compliance status of the final food packaging. and spread our PSR know-how along the packaging chain.
Siegwerk provides numerous important and informative documents ready to download from
www.siegwerk.com, such as brochures, newsletters and information leaflets on product safety –
everything at a glance. Are you interested in more technical details please register for our
INK SAFETY PORTAL https://ink-safety-portal.siegwerk.com/
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At Siegwerk we believe that a world without packaging is However, plastic packaging also comes with challenges as
not possible. Packaging is an integral part of our modern way it enters a failing system. Our linear economy follows the
of life. It provides safe water and food and keeps medical and principle “take-make-use-dispose.” This results in losing
hygiene products sterile, for example. While each packaging about 90 percent of plastic after a single use, as only 10
substrate has its advantages, plastic has become the most percent of the world’s plastic packaging has been recycled.
popular packaging material: it provides highest functionality And even more serious: Around 30 percent (>50m tons) of
at lowest production costs. In addition, it is lightweight and the annual plastic packaging waste is not formally disposed
durable. Although, paper, glass and aluminum also have their of, but leaks into the environment.
advantages as packaging substrates, plastic has become the
most popular packaging material due to its high functionality
and its comparatively low production costs.
2 Keep materials
in use
LINEAR
ECONOMY
RECYCLING
ECONOMY
CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
3 Regenerate natural
systems
SOCIAL
bearable equitable
SUSTAIN-
ABLE
ECOLOGICIAL ECONOMIC
viable
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The linear system of “taking, making, using and disposing” to combine economic development with the protection of
has no future. It rather puts a risk on our environment and our environment.
has negative economic consequences. That is why our
approach is not only about improving existing packaging By moving from a linear to a circular model, the amount
solutions but to transfer packaging to a new way of manage- of resources entering the system is limited, their utilization
ment. Away from a linear towards a circular model, that along the value chain is maximized and the generation of
decouples economic development from using finite resources, waste is stopped. We achieve this by reducing waste and
allowing for wellbeing while respecting the natural boundaries pollution when taking, making or using materials and products,
of our planet. We see the Circular Economy as the solution keeping materials in use and regenerating natural systems.
to the growing packaging waste problem because it allows
At Siegwerk, we care for our environment and take responsi- unnecessary packaging parts, like e.g. overpacks solely for
bility for our planet. Thus, we want to become a true circular marketing purposes, or substituting oil-based plastic through
solutions company by enabling circular packaging through renewable resources, such as paper. Reusing means that all
our ink and coating solutions, but also venture beyond our packaging entering the cycle is being used multiple times
traditional business model. This creates eminent value for before disposal in order to utilize the resources to the fullest
our customers, puts new packaging solutions on the market maximum of all used resources. Recycling means that packaging
that drive the circular transformation, and ultimately reduces waste is converted into reusable material through respective
the waste we create today. sorting and recycling technologies (mechanical and chemical).
In a Circular Economy, recycling is the only acceptable scenario
For the packaging industry, there are basically three pillars to for disposal, even though the need for any disposal should
build a Circular Economy: reduce, reuse and recycle packaging. be prevented in the first place.
Reducing means that the amount of resources, and in particular
finite resources, entering the cycle is being reduced by waiving
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DESIGN 4 LESS
REDUCE
• Eliminate
Wrapper-free ice cream
• Substitute
Paper instead of plastic PRODUCT- BEHAVIOR
DESIGN CHANGE
• Eliminate & substitute DESIGN 4 LESS
Edible packaging made
from seaweed REUSE
• Reusing your own
containers
Packaging free grocery
RENEWABLE BUSINESS stores
ENERGY MODELS
DESIGN 4 RECYCLING • Circular shopping
RECYCLE platform
Loop from TerraCycle
• Reusable deposit
• Use of recyclate system
100% rPET water bottle TECHNICAL for coffee cups
INNOVATION
• New packaging • Bottle deposit system
structures well-established in
Modular packaging, Germany
mono-materials
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Inks and coatings play an important enabling role for the • Barrier coatings for plastic film for a high level of protection
realization of circular packaging solutions. They may support of packaged good, examples include oxygen barriers etc.
the reduction, reuse and recycling of packaging. That’s why • Inks and OPVs certified for Cradle2Cradle, examples
Siegwerk is actively driving the formulation of inks and coatings include Material Health Certificate Gold for UV-offset inks
concretely addressing the needs of circular packaging solutions. • Inks and primers for easy de-inking in line with set process
standards, examples include the Association of Plastic
Today, we have a strong track record in customer-specific ink Recyclers (APR) accredited alkali strippable primer (water-
development projects for circular packaging solutions that based primer, UV ink) for PET shrink sleeves
– among others – increase recyclability, enable composting, • Inks and OPVs not interfering with compostability of paper
and support packaging based on renewable materials. Our or compostable plastic packaging, examples include ink
circular solutions are flexible regarding substrates, printing series fulfilling guideline of EN 13432, OK Compost Home
technologies and ink systems. Here are a few examples:
We are constantly working on new sustainable ink technologies
• Inks, Over Print Varnishes (OPV) and barrier coatings and functional formulations to further expand our circular
enabling packaging designed for the paper recycling stream solution offerings and enable new circular packaging applica-
• Inks, OPVs and barrier coatings equipping paper with tions. Thereby, all inks and coatings are designed to meet
highest functionality, including hot and cold sealing your individual requirements unleashing packaging’s full
solutions, mechanical and chemical resistance properties potential and enabling its use in a Circular Economy.
• Inks and OPVs providing flexibility and scalability for re-use
models, including digital printing for last mile customization In order to drive the concept of the Circular Economy forward,
etc. we are also an active member of leading initiatives such as
• Inks, OPVs and barrier coatings with a high and transparent CEFLEX, APR, Plastics Recyclers Europe, RecyClass, the European
bio-renewable content, examples include Nitrocellulose Plastics Pact and more. And we rethink our own operations and
(NC), UV and water-based inks, reaching up to 80% business, creating more circular productions and offices and
renewable content developing new circular business branches beyond inks. To
• Inks and coatings for recyclable polyolefins and polypropylene find out more about our memberships and partnerships,
(PE and PP), examples include ink systems for lamination and please have a look at our website https://www.siegwerk.com/
surface print etc. en/circular-economy/our-partnerships.html
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We care! In everything we do, we keep an eye on our insurance, later supplemented by a disability, widows and
employees, their families, and on the environment – by orphans fund. In the 1850s, Siegwerk was one of the first
ensuring occupational and product health and safety. companies in Germany to provide a factory canteen. And
Responsibility is part of our DNA. As early as 1843, our because we want to be a good neighbor, we have vastly
founders established Siegwerk’s own company health extended our social commitment beyond our factory gates.
Since children are our future, our social activities are focused over a check but involve our employees in the long term to
on the support, training and development of children and guarantee a deep commitment. For this, our long-time
young adults. Once a year, Siegwerk donates 100,000 euros partner “SOS Children‘s Villages worldwide” awarded us the
to a social project near one of our facilities worldwide. We SOS Children‘s Village Cup three times.
call them “lighthouse projects” because we don’t just hand
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exico, 2010: Construction of a new house · Philippines, 2012: Construction of training Ben Tre. Siegwerkers regularly bring gifts,
for eight children and their SOS mothers center for SOS mothers prepare food, and play with the children
· India, 2011: Siegwerkers equip a school · Brazil, 2013: Maintenance of children’s · Chile, 2015: Support for each child in the
for healthcare screenings, renovate village, where they can live self-determined SOS Children’s Village in Bulnes.
classrooms and volunteer to give lessons and learn Siegwerkers support children to
and help with technical support · Vietnam, 2014: Support for Hermann participate in school and community
Gmeiner school in SOS Children’s Village at
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YouthCan!
Since 2018, Siegwerkers around the world have provided are committed to the professional qualification of the
their skills, expertise and time for the global employability young people, to act as role models, trainers and mentors
initiative “YouthCan!” by SOS Children’s Villages. The and to provide important insight into the corporate world.
aim is to encourage young people to live self-determined
and independent. Dedicated local Siegwerk employees
Our extensive partnerships with SOS Children’s Villages are · Malaysia: Siegwerkers support children at the Kiwanis
complemented by many smaller initiatives around the world, Down Syndrome Center
which are tailored to the individual needs of the local
communities. They are as diverse as our Siegwerkers · Switzerland: Siegwerkers act as godmothers and
themselves: godfathers for children at a local children’s home
· Germany: Sponsoring of Nikolaus Foundation, which · Italy: Donation of a minivan for transporting local
supports language development of local primary students, handicapped residents
and support of Technology and Natural Sciences in Schools
(“TuWaS!”) initiative If you want to learn more about our CSR activities, visit our
website: www.siegwerk.com/our-responsibility/corporate-
· USA: Siegwerkers package meals for Meals from the social-responsibility.html
Heartland to feed people around the world
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We are involved in a number of organizations, some Besides the active memberships in various industry
of which pursue completely different aims. But one aim associations, here are four over-arching examples:
unites us all: we want to become better and better together
with others – in the interests of our customers and in the
interests of consumers!
1. CEFLEX
Siegwerk has joined CEFLEX to support the drive towards communicate the significant value flexible packaging adds
a circular economy. CEFLEX is the collaborative initiative of to the circular economy.
a European consortium of companies and associations
representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging. The roadmap will address:
· Resource efficiency.
· T he CEFLEX Mission is to further enhance the performance · Waste prevention benefits.
of flexible packaging in the circular economy by designing · Sustainably returning recycled flexible packaging materials
and advancing better system solutions identified through to supply identified end markets.
the collaboration of companies representing the entire · Elimination of leakage into the environment.
value chain. · By 2025 there will be an established collection, sorting and
reprocessing infrastructure/economy developed for post-
The CEFLEX Vision consumer flexible packaging across Europe, based on end
·B
y 2020 flexible packaging will have a comprehensive of life technologies and processes which deliver the best
sustainability and circular economy roadmap for flexible economic, technical and environmental outcome for a
packaging, including widely recognized design guidelines Circular Economy.
and a robust approach to measure, demonstrate and
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2. Sedex
Siegwerk has joined the Sedex global network. This is a Transparency with respect to social and ethical responsibility is
non-profit organization which is committed to making improve- at the heart of the organization, which was founded in 2004
ments in global supply chains. Siegwerk is therefore the first and now has over 36,000 members. Becoming a member of
printing inks and coatings manufacturer worldwide to commit the world‘s largest association of its kind reflects the integrated
itself to the continuous improvement of ethical behavior along approach which Siegwerk represents as a link between the
its supply chain. supplier and its customers.
Siegwerk joined Project STOP (Stop Ocean Plastics) to Siegwerk joined the Holy Grail 2.0 initiative in 2020
combat plastic pollution in Indonesia. By becoming a to improve sorting and recycling rates for packaging in
strategic partner of Project STOP, Siegwerk actively supports the EU. The objective of the Digital Watermarks Initiative
the creation of sustainable waste management systems in HolyGrail 2.0 is to prove the viability of digital watermarking
Indonesia to eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment. technologies for accurate sorting and the business case at
In addition Siegwerks wants to underline its strong commitment large scale.
to actively drive the realization of a global circular packaging
industry by joining project STOP. Under the auspices of AIM, the European Brands Association,
the initiative investigates a pioneering digital watermarks
Project STOP is a frontline initiative, co-founded by Borealis technology for packaging in the European Union. This smart
and SYSTEMIQ, that designs, implements and scales circular technology could revolutionize the sorting of packaging waste
economy solutions to marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. and the quality of recycling. Siegwerk is one of more than 85
Since its launch in 2017, Project STOP has welcomed various companies and organizations from the complete packaging
industrial and governmental partners designing, implementing, value chain which are part of HolyGrail 2.0. The ultimate goal
and scaling circular economy solutions to prevent plastic waste is to achieve a truly Circular Economy.
pollution. Siegwerk is now joining this strong network of system
relevant players that are committed to support the establishment
of on the ground solutions in Indonesia.
To find out more about our partnerships and memberships please check our website
https://www.siegwerk.com/en/circular-economy/our-partnerships.html
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