IMA will be Silver Sponsor at Colombo International Tea Convention 2024

The Colombo International Tea Convention 2024 sets the stage for an immersive exploration into the diverse world of Ceylon Tea. As an integral part of lifestyle and culture, tea takes center stage, promoting sustainable thinking and collective action to uplift tea-growing communities and environments worldwide. From July 24th to 26th, this prestigious event will be held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Representing IMA, Mr. Klaus Peters, Managing Director at IMA Tea&Herbs, will deliver a speech on 26^th July, 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm, titled

 “Sustainable Packaging
How do European regulations impact on traditional tea packaging?
IMA’s approach towards the sustainability challenge – IMA OPENLab”

Packaging has always played a crucial role in any food industry aiming to ensure product freshness, safety and consumer appeal and IMA has constantly responded to any market demand with the most technologically advanced solutions. But when we come to Sustainability and the need to support our customers in the transition towards renewed packaging materials, production processes and services, IMA becomes an ideal partner, capable to support customers, not only with innovative technologies able to adapt to new generation packaging materials but with a concrete approach aimed to guide and actively help them achieving the most challenging goals.

Anticipating today’s quest for sustainability, IMA took the first revolutionary step in the tea bag packaging sector already back in 1998 by designing a sophisticated solution aimed to replace the traditional aluminium staple with simple knots to fix the tag and the thread to the filter bag. As a matter of fact, teabags packed on IMA machines fully comply with sustainable principles as all packaging materials involved are fully recyclable or compostable, from cotton thread to final tamper evident packaging in paper boxes avoiding the use of additional overwrapping.

IMA in the Tea market

Decades of experience in packaging technologies and the broadest coverage of the tea sector make IMA the privileged partner for the most effective solutions and the deepest understanding of your real needs.

Thanks to almost 60 years of experience in the tea bagging sector and an impressive 70% market share, IMA Tea & Herbs is the world’s leading supplier of automatic machines designed for the packaging of tea and herbs in filter bags. With a tradition of excellence and a distinctive flair for innovation, IMA has an in-depth understanding of the market and is receptive to fast-evolving customer needs.

Offering IMA a significant foothold in South America, the partnership with IMA MaiSa gives both companies an extensive global presence. Customers will now benefit from a broader offering, closer support and solutions based on a wider experience leading to solutions which will respond even more appropriately to specific needs.

IMA RI Division provides customers with a highly qualified service center which performs overhaul and maintenance on a selection of teabag packaging machines in order to provide a solution for companies in search of high-performance equipment at competitive prices. Together with the machine overhaul, IMA RI develops, manufactures and supplies new machines for the packaging of tea and infusions.

IMA takes special care of the environment and accomplishes this through the IMA ZERO program.
IMA ZERO is the foundation of the IMA Group’s sustainable development program. It encompasses existing practices and ongoing implementations, with the overarching goal of minimizing environmental impact in industrial manufacturing. Additionally, it aims to create a working and living environment that prioritizes people. Economic results and social benefits are complementary objectives, generating value for the company, customers, employees, suppliers, and the broader community. IMA ZERO represents the Group’s commitment to positive and eco-friendly change, driven by innovation and sustainability. By focusing on today’s efforts, IMA aims to shape a better world for tomorrow.

Part of the IMA ZERO project, OPENLab is the IMA Group’s network of technological laboratories and testing areas. Its mission is to research sustainable materials, technologies, and production optimization processes.

Feel free to contact us if you need any further information!