Panther Group celebrates 120 years: the success story
August 30, 2022“Stark und elastisch” (in English „Strong and elastic“) – in 1930 this slogan, together with the company logo of the orange-colored Panther developed at that time, have been the recognition features of the Panther Group. Emerging from the Altonaer Wellpappenfabrik, which was founded in Altona in 1902, the existence of today’s Group with ten independent plants under the roof of Panther Packaging GmbH & Co. KG (headquartered in Tornesch near Hamburg) marks the 120th anniversary. Today, the business activities of the Group are determined by corrugated board production and processing, packaging and display production as well as print finishing and services such as co-packing and Panther Pharma Service. The recognized sustainability of corrugated board as an indipendable, easily recyclable and raw material within the circular economy for high-performance packaging and attractive, sales-boosting displays is still one of the cornerstones of the company’s success today.
For the family-run Panther Group, this anniversary is above all a reason to look optimistically in the future. The long company history shows numerous milestones. Especially against the background of many challenges in the 20th and 21st centuries, the consistently lived company philosophy “For shared success” carries the Group to this day – and in the future.
The attributes “Stark und elastisch“ (in English „strong and elastic“) were initially attributed primarily to the material corrugated board, which determines the core business. It has been proven that both characteristics also aptly describe the Group as a whole. In 120 years, innovative strength and productivity have always been just as decisive as the investment strategies and measures geared to changing markets and customer requirements. These were and remain the basis for the ongoing growth of the Panther Group. Extensive measures are currently being taken to install state-of-the-art machines and logistics solutions in all plants. At the same time, this increases the production capacities of the entire Group. Measures to save energy and reduce emissions are becoming increasingly important.
With the Panther Group joining the global organization SBTi, the company is taking the next step on the way to a CO2-neutral future. The target is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
