History

From a laminated paper plant to global player in the field of plastic packaging

1925 Establishment of the Hartpapierwerk Leutkirch Alois Schellhorn company
1953 Development and production of the first plastic packaging
1960 Change in legal form to Novoplast Schellhorn KG, Verpackungen
1972 Company is converted into Novoplast – Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG
1978 Expansion of production facilities and of the warehouse on Isnyer Strasse
1980 New administration building on Isnyer Strasse
1985 Following the acquisition of the new site on Unterzeiler Weg, successive development with production facilities
1992 Development and production launch of the legendary "cream jug"
1997 New administration building on Unterzeiler Weg
1999 Development and production of the first IML-decorated premium cream-cheese package with modern handling equipment
2000 75th anniversary and inauguration of the new production hall for injection molding
2004 Over 500 million packages produced for the first time
2006 First high-quality and pasteurisable packaging with IML for meat paste
2008 Ground-breaking ceremony for new production facilities
2009 Commissioning of new production facilities of approximately 3,000 m²
2010 Commissioning of 7 new IML systems
2011 Commissioning of 2 fully automatic IML systems for round and rectangular containers with 5-axis robot systems (KUKA robots)
2012 Introduction of energy management and certification as per ISO 50001
2013 Development of "spoon-friendly" butter packaging with light protection through IML
2013/2014 Start of production of 2-component injection molding parts from multi-cavity molds, with automatic unloading and stacking
2017 BRC Grade A
2018 Certification ISO 50001 energy management
Certification GKV Code of Conduct
2019 BRC Grade AA
Certification "Zero loss of granules"
Commissioning 1. Fully electric injection molding machine
2020 Introduction of fully continuous 4-shift operation