News Report of CEDEX Plastics Launching Ceremony

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Watch the news report of CEDEX Plastics launching ceremony.

On 8 July 2010, CEDEX Plastics, a U.S.-Lebanese joint venture between Exopack and INDEVCO, celebrated the launching of its co-extruded polyethylene film production in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon.

The plant produces shrink bundling film, CaseFLEX™ select case overwrap film, AquaCrystal® select high clarity shrink films, lamination grade sealant film, PolarFlex™ select surface printable films, and towel and tissue wrap for the North American market.

Watch the CEDEX launch news report (in Arabic)

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CEDEX Plastics - Manufacturing Facility

Zouk Industrial Zone
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Tel: +961-9-209-012
Email: info[at]cedexplastics.com
Web: www.cedexplastics.com

Exopack LLC - North American Sales Office

8600 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue - Suite 820N
Chicago, IL 60631

Tel: +773-467-7165
Email: sales[at]cedexplastics.com

Photoblog - CEDEX Plastics Celebrates Production Launch

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CEDEX Plastics celebrated the launch of its PE film production with a ceremony on Thursday, 8 July 2010, at its Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon manufacturing facility.

CEDEX Plastics ceremony launch

Rabih Frem, CEDEX Plastics Chairman

Jack Knott, Exopack Chairman & CEO

Neemat Frem, INDEVCO President & CEO

Wissam Moubarak, CEDEX Plastics General Manager

Amal Merhi, CEDEX Plastics Marketing Manager
& Emcee of the launch ceremony

Peter Steinbeck, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Managing Partner

(L-R): Rabih Frem, Tony Frem & Chafic Frem with Jack Knott

Jack Knott & Neemat Frem

(L-R): At the cutting of the cake:
Rabih Frem, Tony Frem, Fawzi Seif, Chafic Frem, Jack Knott, Neemat Frem,
Peter Steinbeck, Mounir Frem & Wissam Moubarak

CEDEX production team with visitors

(L-R): Neemat Frem, Peter Steinbeck, Jack Knott, Chafic Frem & Rabih Frem

U.S.-Lebanese Joint Venture CEDEX Inaugurates PE Film Production

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CEDEX Plastics has begun manufacturing co-extruded polyethylene films for the North American market.


The joint venture between U.S. based Exopack and multinational manufacturing group, INDEVCO, culminated from a strategic alliance to source PE-based materials from the Middle East to serve North American markets.

In April 2009, the two parties signed their joint venture agreement. Three months later, CEDEX Plastics invested in a three-layer VAREX PE co-extrusion line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

Partner executives attended a ceremony on 8 July to celebrate the production launch at the Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon plant. The ceremony began with a reception and welcome speeches.

According to Rabih Frem, CEDEX Plastics Chairman,

“This joint venture will have a significant impact on the markets it will serve. It binds two important players of the flexible packaging industry.

For INDEVCO, this alliance underscores the significance of CEDEX Plastics for our regional and export operations and its contribution to our overall growth strategy.”

“It is very important in our world today,” commented Jack Knott, Exopack Chairman & CEO,

“to be a global supplier of the best product, at a very low cost, made with the right culture backing it.

What I found with INDEVCO and the Frem family is that they built a great business that was much respected. It has a true focus on people, on technology, and it is very entrepreneurial. The thought was that would bring a lot of value to the customers in North America.”

CEDEX General Manager, Wissam Moubarak, engaged the audience with a presentation on CEDEX Plastics, addressing three main points: the initial idea behind CEDEX, progress since signing of the joint venture, and CEDEX’s future objectives and vision.

Moubarak discussed the common philosophy and competencies that brought the partners together to achieve their common goals. The presentation highlighted images, from start to launch, of the plant preparation, installation, and production.

After the ribbon cutting, visitors took a tour of the CEDEX Plastics production line, followed by cake-cutting and a luncheon buffet.

CEDEX Plastics will produce AquaCrystal® Select high-clarity shrink film and CaseFLEX™ Select corrugated case overwrap film, as well as heavy-duty shrink bundling film. The plant will later expand to produce lamination film, surface printable film, and towel and tissue wrap.

About Exopack Holding Corp.

Currently managing 17 production facilities strategically positioned across North America and the United Kingdom, as well as a global network of alliance partners, Exopack is an established leader in the development, manufacture, and sourcing of paper and plastic flexible solutions for various consumer and industrial end-use markets. Exopack Holding Corp. is an affiliate company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. For more information, please visit www.exopack.com or call 877-447-3539.

About INDEVCO Group

Founded in 1955 by Georges N. Frem, INDEVCO Group is a privately-owned multinational group comprised of over 55 manufacturing plants, industrial and commercial enterprises. INDEVCO has a global production and distribution platform for its flexible packaging, corrugated packaging, and consumer disposables products and services, including nine manufacturing sites in North America.