“As we experience increasing demand for AD*STAR cement sacks we have decided to expand production with another Starlinger block bottom sack conversion line”, says Abbas Badreddine, General Manager of Plastica. “Cement producers appreciate the excellent protection the bags provide for their product.”
AD*STAR block bottom valve sacks have been developed and patented by Austrian woven packaging machinery manufacturer Starlinger & Co GmbH. The sacks are especially strong and tear-proof and provide excellent protection against humidity. Their brick shape makes AD*STAR sacks perfect for stacking and allows for attractive sack design. Due to the highly precise and fully automated bag conversion process the sacks are ideally suited for automated filling and palletising, and cement loss due to spilling and leaking are reduced to a minimum. The use of AD*STAR sacks contributes to more sustainability in the cement industry as less cement enters the environment due to sack rupture, humidity, or leaking sacks and needs to be reproduced to compensate for losses.
Currently, more than 17 billion AD*STAR sacks per year are produced on Starlinger machines worldwide. Due to their special characteristics they are a favoured packaging for cement, but are also used for other dry bulk goods such as plastic resins, fertilizer or rice and flour.
