Blog PostsScholle Packaging first started conducting business in China in the early 1990’s, operating in the tomato paste industry selling aseptic drum bags into then, military-owned production companies. Diversification drove market development and by the mid 90’s Scholle began supplying to a number of multi-national food and beverage companies with their own newly-invested production facilities in China. At this time all packaging was imported into China and manufactured at the Scholle Packaging facility in South Australia.
The continued growth of the business led to the next step for Scholle which was to invest in our own production facility based in China, producing the range of products required to meet market demands. The locally-resourced facility created the ability to get even closer to our customers by providing a local level of service and after-sales support. Scholle Packaging (Suzhou) was set up in Oct 2003. The success of the facility has led to a number of expansions in the following years adding increased capacity and capability for the diverse range of products required to service the China domestic market and also the export market of North Asia.
One of the keys to Scholle’s success was the approach made to Quality for the China business. The Scholle philosophy is one where quality shall not be compromised wherever the manufacturing unit is located. From the outset, it was imperative for the success of the business that our customers experienced a seamless transition from Australian supply to China supply in all areas. Scholle introduced the same quality systems as held in the Australian facility from day one.
Our quality systems include an integrated Management System which encompasses an internal quality management system for Good Manufacturing Practices including external accreditations of ISO 22000 (combined accreditations of ISO 9000 & HACCP).
In addition to the non-mandatory accreditations, Scholle China is also certified by the local legislative accreditations as follows:
- Chinese Inspection & Quarantine (CIQ): a mandatory certification for all products to be exported out of the country.
- Chinese Quality Certification (CQC): a non-mandatory accreditation.
- Quality System Certification (QS): from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, a mandatory certification for the domestic sales of food packaging.
Scholle China is also an approved manufacturing site by many of our multi-national customers for products like post-mix syrup, dairy, chemicals and beverages for the supply into the region.
Ken Ong – General Manager, North Asia
