The new production plant of Sipospack Kft. was ceremoniously handed over

Sipospack Kft. is one of the most significant packaging technology companies in Hungary. Thanks to the investment, the company has doubled the current size of the production hall, and thanks to the expansion and the new machines, the use of waste will be present in a more complex way in the life of the company.

Sipospack Kft. has been developing and expanding continuously for forty years. He often takes a pioneering role and introduces new technologies. Gyula Sipos, the managing owner of Sipospack Kft., highlighted during the handover of the warehouse and production line: Last November, we laid the foundation stone of our new building, and today I can announce – that we have expanded the warehouse and production line in Sólskút by 3,000 square meters, thus creating five new jobs. More than forty years ago, our neighbor often remarked:”Who always forgets to turn on the electricity?” He didn’t know that it was light because we were working, often late into the night. At that time, the warehouse and production were in the basement of our family home. What has changed today is not just that there are rows of solar panels on the roof, or that the product range has multiplied.

During this time, one thing hasn’t changed, because this has been the company’s philosophy and my expectations of ourselves from the beginning: let’s be environmentally conscious, environmentally friendly during production. Gyula Sipos introduced the company.

The product we produce must be recyclable, i.e. reusable. Sipospack Ltd. its logo is not green because it is a pleasant color. From the beginning, our green logo has been announcing: we operate in an environmentally friendly way, we produce green products. We use alternative energy sources: solar panel, biomass boiler. Environmental awareness is one of the cornerstones of Sipospack Kft.’s strategy. The first phase of the Sóskúti investment was handed over nine years ago. Even then, we felt that we would outgrow and started planning the expansion. This was also necessary for the implementation of the new innovation idea.

The new production plant of Sipospack Kft. was built in Sóskút

Gyula Sipos also said that a lot of plastic by-products are produced during the various work processes. However, these are clean, easily usable materials that are recycled back into production. For example, it can be used to make an excellent ZIP sealing tape for the Doypack bagging machine launched two years ago. The by-products are collected, granulated, and then this granulate can be reused.

The new site in Sóskút was built with tender support

The company was able to carry out the expansion and purchase of new machines with tender support. On February 23, 2022, they submitted their application for GINOP PLUSZ-1.3.1-21, the “Green National Champions” – Support for technology development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the green economy, “Infrastructural- and machine park expansion at Sipospack Kft. And on March 22, 2022, they won HUF 567.5 million in support to implement their plans. This is a 50% grant application, we also had to contribute to the costs. – said Gyula Sipos, the managing owner of Sipospack Kft. – Our total investment cost exceeded HUF 1.5 billion, of which HUF 1.1 billion was submitted to the tender, so we won 50% of the awarded HUF 567.5 million. All this required the support of the European Union, the positive prequalification of IFKA Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft. – within the framework of the Széchenyi Plan Plusz Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program Plusz.

The amount won and spent was spent on the construction of a 3,000 m2 new production hall, the purchase of 1 regranulator, 2 ZIP extruders, 1 shredder, and 1 front loader. We have created a heat center fueled by wood chips, where we can utilize the biomass resulting from the purchase of green waste from public areas.

The hall’s electricity needs will be provided to a significant extent by another solar farm on the roof. This new investment is an important milestone in the life of our company. It enables us to serve our partners in an even more efficient and environmentally friendly way.

Sipospack Kft. also created jobs with the new location

The event was attended by Ferenc König, the mayor of Sóskút, who, among other things, drew attention to the fact that Sipospack Kft. is a company in Sóskút that always looks to the future and can produce high quality economically and in the long term. Looking back, he highlighted what the companies coming here mean to the life of the settlement. By building its site here, Sipospack Kft. provided the local government with such a source of income that they were able to renovate the kindergarten and expand it with a new wing and a gymnasium. The workplace is important in the life of every settlement, it doesn’t matter if someone travels an hour or more to get to work, said Ferenc König. – However, local jobs are not only important for this reason. They are responsible for the existence of families and have an impact on the budget, development and investments of Sóskút.

After the opening, the invited guests were able to take part in a factory tour, where they could see the new warehouse and the machines.