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Loyal visit shows commitment to Australian market place
March 2010 saw a visit from the CEO of Loyal Chemical Group Ltd, Mr C.T Liao. With 2003 being Mr Liao’s last visit to Australia, he was impressed by the changes and growth the market had experienced and also noted changes within the Australian culture.
Loyal King Pearl has been represented in Australia since 1993 by Expanz, and Loyal are proud to convey their desire to be here through both good and bad times for the next 20 years.
Loyal’s continued commitment to the Australian market has been further reinforced by an announcement of capacity increase by 500KMT during 2010/2011 with some of this increase earmarked for the Oceania market.
Mr Liao sees the EPS role is critical to global carbon-reduction programs, and this should make the EPS industry an exciting place for both molders and raw material suppliers. Loyal’s range of product is the most diverse of suppliers within the Asia region, for which they are rightly proud. Their aim is to become globally recognised as the manufacturing leader for EPS. There are some exciting developments ahead from Loyal and they hope to have your support as part of their Australian portfolio. News from the Expanz Team
We are very pleased to announce that Peter Mill joined the team at Expanz in February following the Huntsman exit of the Australian market.
Bringing over 30 years of experience at Huntsman’s Victorian EPS manufacturing plant, including time spent in manufacturing, line management, training and production planning followed by sales and technical service, Peter is a great addition to the Expanz team. Peter has taken on the Technical Sales role and enjoying continuing his existing client relationships. We welcome Peter to the team.
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Expanz Launches Warehousing Facilities Nationwide We are pleased to announce the successful launch of our warehousing facilities across major Australian capitals including, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. This new service provided by Expanz has been positively embraced by our clients ensuring supply security with the Huntsman exit of the Australian Market. During December, Nigel visited our EPS suppliers in Asia and is pleased to advise the support for the market from our suppliers has been very encouraging, and they are committed to the priority that “Supply Security” is, and will continue to be, for Expanz and it’s valued customers as a consequence of the Huntsman exit. If you haven’t already been contacted by one of the Expanz team members please feel free to call the office on: 03 9499 9069 or use the contact form on the website. We take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2010.
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Peter Jellis joins the Expanz Team
We are very pleased to announce that Peter Jellis joined the team at Expanz in August having recently relocated back to Australia after several years based in Asia with home in Singapore.
Peter brings with him some 33 years of experience in Plastics, Pigments, Surface Coatings and Supply Chain in roles from the Lab, Manufacturing and Asia region procurement. His vast experience and network of contacts will be a terrific asset for our team.
Peter has taken on the Logistics Management and is very quickly getting across “all things Expanz”.
We welcome Peter to the team.
Managing for Change
As a result of the recent Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Ltd closure announcement there will be significant changes ahead for the Australian EPS industry. Expanz are working with clients Nationwide to ensure a smooth transition through careful management and product trials and approvals.
Our very experienced team are talking daily with clients on matters such as:
- Grade selection
- Lead times
- Stock rotation
- Specifications
- Pre-foaming and molding
- Process optimisation
Should you see your needs changing in the near future, please feel free to call the Expanz team.
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The Launch of Expanz International Pty Ltd
Here we are, the new team putting our stamp on the EPS industry in Australia and New Zealand. We are so proud to launch our new brand and hope your find it refreshing. These certainly are exciting times for me, my family and my team.
Rebranding the Maleplas business is something I have been working on with my team since 2008 and finally we have made the transition. Our new identity represents the new ownership and new team and is an important step for this business.
We hope you enjoy the news area of the site, we will be adding to the content each quarter, so be sure to visit from time to time.
Regards
Nigel
News from the Expanz Team
In July 2009 Nigel was elected as Vice President of EPSA, an industry group committed to the future success of the EPS industry. As an industry stakeholder, Nigel is looking forward to the contribution he will be making to the Association.
The Australian Packaging Summit 09 – 25th and 26th of August
What a great event ! Don’t miss your opportunity to register, with a comprehensive program running across 2 days at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. Nigel will be attending in support of the industries sustainability and it’s valuable contribution to manufacturing. For more information on the event go to http://www.acevents.com.au/packaging2009/
Time is running out to take advantage of the PACIA Carbon Solution and Liquid Futures programmes
With lodgement of applications required before the 31st of July 2009, we recommend you take some time to evaluate these offers. A direct link to the PACIA site is located on the home page of this site.
PACIA has developed two key programs to assist members – water (Liquid Futures) and energy (Carbon Solutions) and we welcome your very easy Tick-the-Box response on our expression of interest (EOI) forms by the deadline date : 31st July 2009.
PACIA recognizes that member companies are looking for energy and water efficiencies and to minimize the impact of current costs and the foreshadowed doubling of costs and risks. We appreciate the link between water and energy efficiency, business efficiency and resilience.
These programs are available because of our partnerships with the Victorian Government, in particular EPA Victoria through our Sustainability Covenant, and also the Department of Sustainability and Environment, and Sustainability Victoria.
If you have any questions or suggestions do not hesitate to contact Helen Millicer, Manager, Sustainability Projects, Water and Energy, 03 9426 3808,
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Member Offers within Liquid Futures:
- Water audits for your site < 10ML pa
- Water workshops and problem solving >10ML pa
- Water management workshops
- Capital works funding
Member Offers within Carbon Solutions:
- Energy Audits for your site
- Energy management workshops
- Energy plan review and workplace adoption
- Carbon Solution Forums
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