Following a number of conversations with clients at the recent “Interpack” fair (see Plasteurope.com of 20.05.2014), German BOPP film manufacturer Treofan (Raunheim; www.treofan.com) has realigned its operational business into four global units, merging all its activities in the fields of self-adhesive labels, wrap-around labels and in-mould labels into a new Labels division, while all its packaging activities will be consolidated under the Packaging business unit. The company also operates a Tobacco division and recently set up its new Electronics unit – see Plasteurope.com of 01.04.2014.

Group CEO Peter Vanacker said the new structure would allow brand owners and converters to have central global points of contact, while at the same time reflecting “the different processes that labels and packaging entail.” While the Packaging business will be headed by Oliver Bruns, Joachim Dohm will take over at the helm of the Labels division.

Vanacker added that the latest restructuring has made redundant the need for commercial operations coordination – a task for which Yvo van Vliet had been responsible. Now that the company has transitioned into its new role (for details, see also Plasteurope.com of 11.03.2014), Vliet will be leaving “by mutual consent”, Treofan said.