POLISH co-packer FILLSY has opened a manufacturing factory in Żyrardów, Poland, in partnership with Swedish packaging-tech company, Meadow.
The factory will aid the production of Meadow’s ‘infinitely recyclable’ aluminium pre-fill solution, The MEADOW KAPSUL. The project is financed by FILLSY, which will have invested €4 million by the end of 2027, with plans to invest a further €10 million to develop production lines and plant expansion by the end of 2030.
The announcement follows the EU’s adoption of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), in which European companies must meet binding targets for recyclability and material reduction. The factory is expected to help boost capacity to meet growing demand for packaging solutions that are consumer-friendly, regulatory-compliant, and help tackle the packaging waste crisis.
Located in central Europe, Poland is said to offer a strategically important base in terms of supply chain access and distribution, with major FMCG companies opening filling plants there in recent years, such as Unilever and L’Oréal.
FILLSY co-founder Paweł Siwirski said, “This factory marks a crucial step for the European packaging industry. By establishing this factory at the heart of Europe (in a country that is a growing hub for FMCG innovation), we are ensuring that the MEADOW KAPSUL system is readily available to brands across the continent.
“This investment is a huge step in strengthening Europe’s capacity to deliver sustainable packaging at scale, supporting the cosmetics and wider consumer goods industries as they work to comply with Packaging and packaging and waste regulation.”
With an output of up to 10 million units annually at this current time – and a target capacity of 100 million units per year by the end of 2027 – the facility will boost Meadow’s European production footprint, and also position FILLSY as the first European manufacturer to industrialise the MEADOW KAPSUL technology at scale.
FILLSY joins a growing list of Meadow’s global partners, including the US’s largest producer of aluminium Ball Corporation, the largest global supplier of easy-open end system parts, DRT Holdings, and global specialist in aluminium recycling, Novelis.
Meadow CEO & co-founder Victor Ljungberg added, “We are thrilled to announce this partnership with FILLSY. It marks a major production foothold for Meadow in Europe, and comes at a time of growing market demand for our solutions. Collaboration is at the heart of our approach, and FILLSY is a crucial partner as we continue to grow and approach commercialisation.”
