Value added

We adapt to market requirements as well as sustainability trends, updating our raw materials, technology, and processes accordingly. We maintain certified facilities and processes, with practices in place that allow us to comply with customer requirements and regulations.

Quality

Confidence in the quality of our packaging is essential to our customers, thus we make a personal commitment through our quality assurance policy:

 

“We are committed to creating value and satisfying the Customer by offering products and services that exceed Quality, Cost and Delivery Requirements; working as a team to continuously pursue improvements in processes and the Quality Management System”

Safety

Approximately 80% of our product line is used in the food and beverages industry, so it is important for us to maintain a commitment to our customers through our safety policy:

 

“At Plásticos Uribe we manufacture flexible plastic packaging for a wide array of industries – including the food and beverages industry.  We are committed to safety by developing products in accordance with governmental safety regulations and customer requirements.”

Certifications

Certifications:

 

We have a series of certifications that demonstrate our commitment to our customers:

- Company of 10 (pdf)

- Oxo-degradable plastics (pdf)

- ISO 9001: 2008 -in process of migration to version 2015 (pdf)

- FSSC 22000 version 4.1 - in process -

Sustainability

We are committed to sustainability and responsible use of resources.

 

Through our waste management processes, we are able to:

-Reduce the use of fuels for heat generation by leveraging heat residuals from other processes.

-Use low solvent consumption technologies; we use 100% recycled solvents for cleaning process.

-All scrap material is reprocessed and utilized in the manufacture of alternative products.

- We reduce the use of electricity with “inverter” technology in our processes as well as lighting automation.

 

Additionally, we offer solutions to all our packaging with the incorporation of oxo-degrading additives (contact any of our agents for more information) from our commercial partner d2w® at the customer's request, with a shelf life up 12 to 18 months (degradation measured according to ASTM 6954-18).