Global plastics specialist Orafol has established a sales company in New Zealand.
The company says establishing the new branch in Auckland comes in response to the significantly increasing market potential for premium films and special plastics in the Asia Pacific region.
In Asia-Pacific, the business already oversees sales and production companies in China, Japan, Taiwan, India, and Australia. The five sites in Australia, including its headquarters in Sydney, form the foundation for the expansion of its Asia Pacific presence. Alex McClelland, who has been the managing director of Orafol Australia since 2019, is responsible for this expansion. The company has appointed him to the role of executive vice president Asia Pacific.
Dr Holger Loclair, chairman and chief executive officer of Orafol Group, says, “New Zealand offers legal certainty and political stability. Additionally, our strong presence in Australia provides a solid foundation for taking this step and successfully expanding our product sales in the Asia Pacific region.”
Alex McClelland adds, “With Orafol New Zealand, we are creating a key pillar in the Asia Pacific economic region – for Orafol and, of course, for our customers who can rely on our proximity and the constant availability of our premium films.”
Orafol will offer an extensive range of products and services to retailers of graphics products, as well as customers in reflective solutions and adhesive tape systems in New Zealand. Additionally, it will leverage synergies between its various sales and production companies in the APAC economic region to an even greater extent.
