Private company

SIG Combibloc GmbH

SIG Group AG is a Swiss multinational corporation and one of the biggest manufacturers in the packaging industry.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersLinnich1

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SIG Group AG is a Swiss multinational corporation and one of the biggest manufacturers in the packaging industry.2

How it started

1906–1950

In order to address the volatility of the railway vehicle and firearms businesses, SIG started to produce packaging machinery starting from 1906 as a third main business area. The machines were produced at SIG in Neuhausen on behalf of the patentee of a "folding box" die-fold system, a co-founder of SAPAL (Société Anonyme des Plieuses Automatiques). Most of SIG's earlier packaging equipment efforts were focused on small dry food items such as chocolates and candy. The first packaging machines were delivered to Swiss chocolate manufacturers. In 1921, SIG started to construct its own packaging machines.

1950–2000

1956 SIG launched its first continuous flow wrapping machine. 1964 the business unit moved to Beringen where it had built a new factory. By 1981, it was producing 60 models of packaging machines.

In 1989, through the acquisition of PKL from Linnich, Germany, SIG entered the field of aseptic carton liquid packaging, later known as SIG Combibloc.

2000–today

From Wikipedia’s article on SIG Combibloc GmbH, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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