The IMMER Group laboratory in Kyiv, certified by SE "Ukrmetrteststandard", provides expert examination services related to finished packaging and packaging materials.

We would like to draw your attention to the changes in the legislation of Ukraine concerning labeling of food packaging.

IMMER Group received 2 awards from the Partnership for Sustainability Award 2018 contest

IMMER Ukrplastic successfully passed Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA), which included Labour Standards, Health & Safety, Environment, and Business Ethics

Having a direct contract with a large logistics operator will bring the company more than 20% of the annual savings on transportation services of raw materials.

Please be informed about the temporary unavailability of IMMER Group line contact phones in Kyiv due to maintenance work of municipal service.

Irina Mirochnik, the President of IMMER Group, has been re-elected as a member of the European Rotogravure Association (ERA).

President of Ukraine awarded IMMER GROUP President Irina Mirochnik the Order of Merit III Class

Biodegradable films from IMMER Ukrplastic received ‘OK biodegradable SOIL’ certification from TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium NV, the world leader in certification of bioplastics.

The three samples of packaging produced by IMMER Group have won at the XX National Contest “Ukrainian Star of Packaging 2018” and were admitted to be represented at the WPO Contest “WorldStar Packaging Awards” in October 2018.

Completely new level of IMMER Group flexographic printing was confirmed at Print Awards 2018 on March 14, 2018, the prestigious competition of the European Flexographic Industrial Association (EFIA). The packaging, produced by IMMER Ukrplastic, got a bronze award in the category of Flexographic Printing on Film.

On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, Natalia Kulik, the Director of the IMMER Group R&D Center, made a presentation at the National University of Food Technology (NUFT) seminar, where she told the representatives of the confectionery industry about the innovative packaging solutions.

On Thursday, February 1, 2018, in Kiev the Creative Director of Business Development of IMMER Group Alexander Grivach spoke at Big Trade-Marketing Show, an international conference devoted to trade marketing.

Future designers, the second-year students of the Graphic Design Faculty of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, have been shown every step in developing and implementing graphic design for flexible packaging.

According with the new European strategy for protection of the environment, published by the European Commission on January 16, 2018, the use of oxo-degradable mulch films will soon be completely banned in the EU countries. Only biodegradable films conforming to the EN 13432 Standard are considered environmentally safe. One of such bio-degradable films is already produced by IMMER Group in Ukraine.

Educational tour to IMMER Ukrplastic plant collected its enthusiastic feedbacks, encouraging students for creativity in their studies. This time, IMMER Ukrplastic revealed the secrets of design for flexible packaging to the students of the Design and Advertising Faculty of KNUKiM University.

Research results have confirmed the efficiency of the biodegradable mulch film, developed by the R&D department of IMMER Group. Field trials demonstrated that mulching of soil with biodegradable film boosts vegetation development despite limited moisture in soil and improves yields by 71%. The launch of industrial production of biodegradable mulching film will take place at the IMMER Ukrplastic plant in early 2018.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a financing package of over 30 million euro to IMMER Group, a leading Eastern European producer of flexible packaging, to support export-led economic growth and create jobs in Ukraine.

More than 150 colorful and amazing children's drawings were submitted this year to the traditional children's drawing contest of IMMER Group. This year's topic is "Peace and me!". The contest involved the children of the IMMER Ukrplastic employees at the age of 4 to 14 years.

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“A modern designer is not only a creative person, but also a technologist” – was confirmed by the students of the Faculty of Design and Advertising of KNUCA on Friday, December 15, during their educational excursion to IMMER Ukrplastic, the largest manufacturer for production of flexible packaging.

The new Presidium members of the Association "Ukrainian Club of Agrarian Business" had been elected at the General Meeting on December 12. The elected Presidium consists of 12 TOP managers of leading agro-industrial companies in Ukraine, including IMMER Group president Irina Mirochnik.

On November 30, IMMER Group President Irina Mirochnik took part in the Future Business Forum 2017 as a full-fledged participant of the UN Global Compact, where she presented the sustainable development strategy of her Group and described how to achieve global goals by acting locally.

In December, this year it has been 20 years since Irina Mirochnik took an executive position in the Ukrplastic Сompany, which became a foundation of the international group of Companies "IMMER Group". The company, she is in charge of, is a leading producer of flexible packaging materials in Ukraine and enters the list of the TOP-15 leading European manufacturers.

Students of the Publishing and Printing Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, after their educational tour to the production site, expressed an interest in building their professional careers at IMMER Ukrplastic.

The international group of companies IMMER Group, a leading producer of flexible packaging materials, has become a fully-fledged member of the UN Global Compact Initiative.

The President of IMMER Group Irina Miroshnik took part in the "Global Manufacturing Conference" organized by the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and shared its experience of entering new markets as a way to overcome the crisis.

IMMER Digital Production Director Davids Graveris took part in the "Packaging and Decorative Gravure 2017" conference organized by the European Rotogravure Association (E.R.A.).

The Trust Line began to operate at IMMER Group companies to improve internal communication and to guarantee a safe feedback channel.

IMMER Ukrplastic (IMMER Group) has received the most prestigious professional award of the printing industry "Golden Cylinder Awards 2017". The awards were received in two nominations and, according with the decision of the jury, the company has been recognized as the Best of the Best Packaging for the sample packing for wet wipes.

Irina Mirochnik, president of IMMER Group, a member of the Board of the European Rotogravure Association (ERA), a member of the EAFA/FPE Sustainability Committee and an official representative of the UN SAVE FOOD Initiative in Ukraine, is taking the 25th place in the rating of the 100 Most Influential Women of Ukraine from the Focus Magazine.

On October 12, 2017 Kiev hosted the ISFP 2017 Conference (Innovative Solutions in the Field of Flexible Packaging 2017). The IMMER Group President, Irina Mirochnik, made a welcoming speech before the participants of the conference. The trends in the international packaging market, as well as the role of flexible polymer packaging among alternative packaging materials have been discussed at the conference.

An international conference "Save Food Technical solutions" was held on September 20-21 in Lviv. More than 100 participants from 5 countries gathered to share new effective technologies in the packaging industry to prevent food loss. The conference was organized by the Packaging Club of Ukraine, Information and Analytical Centre "Upakovka" and the Ukrainian Printing Academy. IMMER Group has become the general partner of the conference for the eleventh time.

Ph.d. Nataliya Kulyk IMMER Group’s head of R&R department participated in EAFA/FPE Sustainability Committee meeting and visited an environmentally friendly and resource-conserving pyrolysis plant “PYRAL AG” in Freiberg.

The IMMER Ukrplastic production has successfully passed the FDA / IMS recertification audit (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). During the audit, Harold Wainess & Associates, the auditor, checked the compliance of the enterprise with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) requirements, as well as the chemical, microbiological characteristics of the products for quality and food safety.

Today, 7th of September, the flexible packaging manufacturer IMMER Group presented an innovative, unique, completely recyclable flexible packaging material at Riga Food international exhibition. The material is made of polymer, although it has tactile and visual characteristics of paper. The new product complies with all functional requirements of modern packaging and is completely safe for various food-product packaging.

A training seminar for representatives of the fisheries and aquaculture sector has been held. The training was initiated by experts from the FAO Fisheries Department in Rome (Italy). Irina Mirochnik, the president of IMMER Group, was invited as an expert on minimizing food loss.

As a result of the annual all-Ukrainian project "Ecology, Environment and Nature Management in Ukraine", UKRPLASTIC has been recognized as the best company in terms of introducing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies.

UKRPLASTIC has confirmed its certification according to the international standards of BRC «Grade A», ISO 14001: 2004, ISO 22000: 2005, ISO 9001: 2008, OHSAS. The audit company «TUV NORD CERT» conducted a thorough audit of the company’s integrated management system, production processes, and the safety and quality of products. The auditors have confirmed the company’s full compliance with the requirements of international standards and noted the high qualification of the personnel.

Participation in the INTERPACK 2017 exibition

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Our very own design studio carries out ready-made design solutions from an idea to a 3D visualization of the package layout.

The launch of IMMER Digital – unique flexible packaging material factory in Northern Europe, equipped with the latest digital printing technologies.

Following the results of the annual all-Ukrainian project "Ecology, Environment and Environmental Management in Ukraine", UKRPLASTIC was recognized as the best company in terms of introducing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies.

The annual national Ukrainian Star of Packaging 2016 competition has awarded victory to the package for construction mixtures CERESIT in the category Packaging for Industrial Products.

International rating agency Credo Line has confirmed a positive credit rating and level of international business reliability for the group of companies UKRPLASTIC.

UKRPLASTIC has held a seminar on “Innovative Packaging for Milk and Dairy Products” in the city of Jelgava, Latvia.

The UKRPLASTIC company has joined forces with the Union of dairy enterprises in Ukraine, holding a conference on the innovative flexible packaging for dairy products. It was attended by more than 50 domestic manufacturers of the industry, media, public, professional and governmental organizations.

PC UKRPLASTIC has successfully passed the first certification audit of FDA / IMS (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). The prestigious international certificate allows the company to deliver products to the US market, known for its high standards.

Foundation of the IMMER Group – an international group of companies, which includes IMMER Ukrplastic, IMMER Digital and IMMER Design Studio.

The World Packaging Organization (WPO) has named the winners of the “World Star Awards 2016”. The jury selected UKRPLASTIC’s packaging for coffee Nescafe «Espresso Gold» Barista Style.

According to the results of the competition “Best Exporter of the Year”, the company UKRPLASTIC has taken first place in its industry.

UKRPLASTIC has received two main prizes of “The Best of the Best Packaging” at the 2015 Golden Cylinder Awards.

By decision of the Board of Trustees the scholarship named after Oleksandr Galkin in the first semester of the 2014/2015 academic year will be received by the students of the 4th and 5th year: Dmitry Semenov (1st degree), Andrei Demyanenko (2nd degree), Mikhail Lapin (3rd degree).

At the international specialized exhibition "Riga Food" in Latvia, UKRPLASTIC presented advanced technologies and innovative solutions of the packaging industry for food industry.

On August 6, 2015 the Ukrainian Flexible Packaging Association hold the first general meeting, which was attended by the heads of the leading domestic companies in the market of flexible packaging, including UKRPLASTIC, Nargus, Itak, Lenbud, ALEF inc, MonoPak, Sinergia-Group, Hask Flex, ZAO Ruta, SIRIUS EXTRUSION Ltd, BlitzPAK, Aris Pak, Ros Pak.

Plimsoll Rating Agency has confirmed the strong position of UKRPLASTIC, rating it as one of the world's largest manufacturers of flexible packaging. Plimsoll, the world leader in the drafting of industry ratings and financial analysis has carried out an assessment of the Ukrainian company, rating it as “STRONG.”

Irina Mirochnik, Chairman of the Board of PC UKRPLASTIC and Grant Fisher, regional director of special plastic packaging and the European branch of the world's largest chemical company Dow Chemical, have signed a Memorandum of Intent to strengthen their long-term partnership.

At a specialized international conference "Innovations in the field of flexible packaging", which was held on June 4, 2015, the Chairman of the Board of PC UKRPLASTIC, Irina Mirochnik, initiated the necessity of creating an industry association of producers of flexible packaging in Ukraine.

The European Industrial Association of Flexographic Printing (EFIA) named the winners of the 2015 Print Award. More than 500 European printing companies presented their samples to the independent jury. By the unanimous decision of the jury, UKRPLASTIC was awarded a gold award in the category "Printing on large-format material" and two silver awards.

Irina Mirochnik, Chairman of the Board of PC UKRPLASTIC has unanimously been elected as a member of the European Rotogravure Association at an ERA Board Meeting held on the 4th of November this year, in Dresden, Germany.

Irina Mirochnik: "We have established a Charitable Fund named after Oleksandr Galkin to continue his investment in the talented Ukrainian students". Presentation of the Charitable foundation named after Oleksandr Galkin took place on April 29 in Kyiv.

Euler Hermes Insurance company confirmed positive financial strength rating of PC UKRPLASTIC. Positive rating level was upheld to the company, according to the results of analysis of its activity in the first decade of 2014.

Based on the data provided by Plimsoll rating agency, UKRPLASTIC raised to 29th position in the rating of the largest global manufacturers of flexible packaging and took the 22nd place in business efficiency rating.

UKRPLASTIC received the World Star award following the results of the WPO international competition World Star 2013. The high award of the World Star 2013 competition was awarded to UKRPLASTIC for the package sample created by the company's specialists for Dirol chewing gum.

Launch of coextrusion lamination

2008-09 crisis turned beneficial for Ukrplastic

Major development of non CIS markets

Launch 11-layer blown coextrusion line

Production capacity doubling

First rotogravure press and pouch making line

Adoption of Lamination technology

First global client

First flexopress and blown extrusion line

Launch of BOPP line