The story
Cermex was created in 1974 in Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux, France. By 1982 it was a leader in the corrugated case packaging market in France. 1985 introduced the creation of the first international subsidiary: Cermex UK. 1996 saw the integration into the Sidel group then in 1998 the merger with Ouest Conditionnement, another subsidiary of Sidel specialized in shrink-wrapping.
It accentuated its development policy with the opening of the second international subsidiary, in the United States, in 1999, the opening of an office for Asia in Thailand in 2003, then the establishment of sales subsidiaries in Mexico, Russia and Brazil and the creation in China of an industrial subsidiary in 2008. The turnover doubled between 1991 and 1997, reaching 40 million euros, and doubled again between 1997 and 2007, 80 million euros.
In 2012, Cermex acquired Newtec Case Palletizing in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre (85) to strengthen its range of palletizing solutions.
1974 - Creation of Cermex
1985 - First international subsidiary: CERMEX UK
1996 - Integration of Cermex in the Sidel group
1999 - Opening of a subsidiary in the US: CERMEX Inc
2003 - Opening of an office in Thailand for South-East Asia and Australia: Cermex Asia Pacific
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2007 - New sales office in China
2008 - Opening of a subsidiary in China
2009 - New sales and services subsidiary in Thailand
2011 - Opening of Sales & Services subsidiaries in India and Mexico
2012 – Acquisition of Newtec Case Palletizing in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sèvre (85)
2012 – Opening of a subsidiary in India
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