Clean Energy for All Sites in Western Europe
Mannheim (Germany), May 17, 2021 – The RKW Group is continuously expanding its commitment to climate protection and sustainability. After converting its German sites to green electricity last year, the company will also be using clean energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power in France and Belgium from June 2021. The bottom line is an estimated annual saving of probably 100,000 tonnes of CO\2\ – in relation to the electricity consumption of the 18 plants worldwide, this corresponds to a reduction of more than 60 percent."As the RKW Group, we are committed to
25 projects, eleven locations, an investment sum of around 650,000 euros - the RKW Group is continuing its commitment to greater energy efficiency and sustainability in 2021. The measures this year focus on optimising or retrofitting existing facilities, new lighting systems and improved processes. This is associated with a reduction in CO2 emissions of 1400 tonnes per year.13 of the company's sites applied with 35 projects, the majority of which are now being implemented. This procedure has a long tradition at RKW: efficiency potentials have already been identified in this way in previous
Mannheim (Germany), March 15, 2021 – The RKW Group is continuing on its successful course. Building on a good business result in the past year, the leading international film manufacturer is setting the stage for further growth. To this end, Knud Müller will join the Executive Board as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on April 1, 2021, under the chairmanship of Harald Biederbick.The 50-year-old finance expert comes from the U.S. Danaher Group, where he has held a number of management positions in both Germany and the United States since 2007 - most recently as Group CFO for various
Thursday, 2 p.m. "Moin," – regional short-form for good morning – echoes happily from the phone. That's right, in the north they say “Moin” all day. But Florian Lindschulten means it that way. “I'm on the night shift this week, now I've just got up.” Florian is 34 years old and works at RKW in Nordhorn as a process mechanic in extrusion. In 2004, he started his training in Nordhorn and has been working there ever since. So far, so normal. And just not. “I have cystic fibrosis,” says Florian.Cystic fibrosis is a congenital metabolic disease. Around 8,000 people in Germany live with cystic
Franklin, Kentucky/Mannheim, Germany, January 18, 2021 – Global film solutions provider RKW is revamping its North American activities with an eye to significantly strengthening its presence in the region’s markets. After considerable investments into its site in Franklin, Kentucky, over the last two years, the company is now reorganizing its leadership team. The management board has appointed Scott Bober Vice President of Sales & Marketing, in charge of commercial operations RKW’s North American business. The growth strategy for the region includes an increased focus on sustainability.The
Mannheim (Germany), December 14, 2020 – With a new corporate headquarters, the RKW Group is continuing the process of strategic realignment begun in 2020. As of January 1, 2021, the internationally positioned film manufacturer will relocate its headquarters to the Green Business Park Mannheim. Business operations at the new location will start as early as December 14, 2020.Based on a sustainable building and utilization concept, approximately 100 ultra-modern workplaces have been created. The building's open architecture and technical equipment enable agile, cross-functional collaboration
Frankenthal, Germany, December 7, 2020 - The RKW Group has switched its production sites in Germany to green electricity this year, thereby significantly expanding its commitment to sustainability once again. The use of clean energy has reduced CO\2\ emissions by around 80,000 tons in 2020. In relation to the power consumption of the German sites, this represents a reduction of around 80 percent. Calculated for the Group as a whole, CO\2\ emissions are around 40 percent lower.The production of films is an energy-intensive process, especially as the sites produce around the clock and
Frankenthal, 3 December, 2020 – The RKW Group acknowledges its responsibility for the environment and the protection of natural habitats. The company has again been awarded the "Zero Pellet Loss" certificate in nine countries this year. RKW is thus making a successful contribution to preventing plastic granulate from entering the environment.As a raw material for the production of high-quality plastic films, the granulate is an indispensable part of the production process. It is therefore all the more important to collect these pellets by means of suitable measures – for example filters
Frankenthal (Germany), October 21, 2020 – RKW assumes responsibility and acts in the spirit of sustainability, which is firmly anchored in the corporate strategy of one of the world's leading manufacturers of film solutions. After an extensive summer campaign, in which the company reported on its commitment and employees were active worldwide, a cash donation of EUR 5,000 has now been granted to the project "Oceans without plastic" of NABU Germany.Between July and September 2020, RKW conducted a comprehensive campaign to highlight the importance placed by the company on sustainability at
Frankenthal (Germany), 22 September 2020 – The RKW Group has significantly expanded its commitment to sustainability. Environmental protection campaigns at the company's 19 locations worldwide, support for the "Oceans without plastic" project, and a new sustainability report in accordance with UN standards were just three of the focal points of the "Sustainability Summer Campaign", which came to an end with the participation of the Frankenthal headquarters in the "RhineCleanUp"."We assume responsibility: for the protection of the environment, for the sustainable use of plastics and for the
Gronau (Germany), September 7, 2020 - "We take responsibility" - the motto of the RKW sustainability summer campaign also applies to the employees of the Gronau site. On the agenda on Friday, September 4, was a joint waste collection campaign around the site - an initiative that otherwise goes by the name of "Gronau dresses itself up" and in which several local Gronau companies are taking part in addition to associations and institutions.Due to Corona, the campaign could not take place this year, but the Gronau team still wanted to collect garbage - what could be more natural to do this
Frankenthal (Germany)/Pori (Finland), August 31, 2020 - RKW continues to pursue this path by reusing plastic waste in high-quality films. A new five-layer line at RKW's site in Pori, Finland, and new formulations from the application technology department enable the production of high-quality films with an increasingly higher proportion of regranulates.The RKW Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of film solutions, is intensifying its efforts to reduce plastic waste. A new five-layer line at RKW's site in Pori (Finland) produces lawn and garden films with a high share of recycled
Frankenthal, July 16, 2020 – Nowadays, a sustainable value-added chain is just as much a success factor for a company as a well-thought-out product design, high-quality raw materials or attractive pricing. In particular, larger companies and manufacturers of branded products for end consumers are increasingly making their procurement from suppliers dependent on certificates verifying the use of sustainable processes. One more reason why sustainability is a key component of the corporate policy and business mission at RKW. Six production sites have therefore been certified by Ecovadis, an
Frankenthal, June 29, 2020 – "We assume responsibility" – under this slogan the RKW sustainability campaign runs from today until the European Sustainability Week (September 20 to 26). Among other things, the initiative is accompanied by environmental protection measures at the European locations of the RKW Group. The final event will be the participation of the RKW headquarters at the “RhineCleanUp-initiative”, September 12 – a joint waste collection on the Frankenthaler section of the Rhine River.Some 7.8 billion people are living on our planet – almost 60 percent more than in 1987, when
Frankenthal (Germany)/Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), June 29, 2020 – RKW Vietnam has been awarded the Blue Angel certificate for using at least 80 percent recycled material in its products.The Blue Angel is among the oldest and most highly respected environmental labels for products. The approval process is accompanied by a strict inspection of the products from raw materials to processing and use. "We are very pleased about the Blue Angel certification. It reflects our efforts to make our entire process chain and product life cycle sustainable," says Antony Taing, Site Manager at RKW Vietnam.
Frankenthal (Germany), June 23, 2020 – For more than 60 years, RKW has committed itself to improving the daily life of consumers all over the world. Customer-focused solutions based on sustainable products are a vital part of our DNA. To tap into this vast potential, RKW has implemented a strategy focusing on core products and international growth markets, with a particular emphasis on the hygiene, packaging and agricultural sectors. In this context, RKW has decided to sell its production of embossed films and laminates for the medical industry RKW ACE S.A. (“ACE”) in Liège, Belgium.ACE has
Frankenthal/Wasserburg, May 27, 2020 - The RKW Group focuses on the future and invests in a novel production line at its Wasserburg site, in which a multicolour printing unit and a coating unit are combined in a completely new way.In the future, in a shortened production process, around 250 million square meters of pouch film per year will roll off the production line at this facility. The film is particularly soft and low-rustle, has a siliconized inner surface, can be printed in four colors and is used as outer packaging for femcare products. With its patented soft embossing process, RKW
Franklin/Kentucky, May 19, 2020 - Unusual times require unusual means: Through a virtual site audit, RKW North America has succeeded in winning a new customer in the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic. Due to existing travel and contact bans, the usual on-site appointment was not possible.Audits play an important role in the acquisition of new customers. Producers disclose how they can meet the customer's requirements in all areas. The focus is on the use of the right technology, the qualification of personnel, procedures and processes and - of course - occupational safety.
If the potential
Frankenthal, Germany, May 8, 2020 – RKW takes its social responsibility seriously and supports the health care system with donations and other initiatives at various company locations.The RKW Group, headquartered in Frankenthal (Germany), a global manufacturer of plastic films for areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry and packaging for powdery goods, has donated a total of around 5,000 surgical masks to medical or nursing facilities at three of its locations in Germany.
For Harald Biederbick, CEO of RKW SE, this was an obvious step to take: "We are part
Gronau/Nürtingen/Germany, April 16, 2020 – Maintaining the health system and protecting medical and nursing staff are among the most important and urgent tasks during the current Corona pandemic. The film manufacturer RKW, Sporlastic, a company specialized on the production of bandages and orthoses, the Gherzi Consulting Group as well as other partners have therefore combined their expertise and capacities to jointly produce urgently needed FFP-2 type protective masks.The RKW Group is participating in the production of FFP-2 protective masks with a laminate made of spunbonded nonvoven
RKW is taking swift and decisive action to ensure both safety and supply. At RKW, the safety of not only our employees, but also our customers, business partners, neighbors, and communities is our top priority.That is why we have taken immediate, effective action to do our part in flattening the curve. We have put in place extensive measures to protect our employees worldwide while keeping production up and running. These steps not only comply with, but also exceed, the instructions of local authorities. They include, among others, the suspension of business travel, enactment of large-scale
Frankenthal (Germany), February 12, 2020 – RKW has expanded its production capacity for waste bags at the Echte Site. The company commissioned two new production lines with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes per year. This brings the film manufacturer's total stock to ten lines with an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes. The continuous expansion measures in this product area are linked to a strong and long-term partnership with Emil Deiss KG.Since 2013, RKW has been continuously investing in new employees and technologies at the Echte Site, with special emphasis on efficient processes and products.
Frankenthal, November 29, 2019 – RKW’s Supervisory Board has agreed upon changes in the company’s Executive Board. Reinhold Franke will leave the Board for personal reasons and take responsibility for sales and new business acquisitions in North America. With Roger Chantillon and Dr. Alexander Wansel, two experienced experts have been appointed to the Executive Board under the chair of Harald Biederbick.Effective, February 1, 2020, Reinhold Franke has been appointed to the function of Vice President Sales & Business Development North America. The Supervisory Board would like to thank Mr.
