Emsur

Employee size

1,001-5,000

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Dunkirk, NY

Founded in Alcalá de Henares in 1990, Emsur develops and manufactures customized flexible packaging for food, beverages, consumer goods and industrial applications. With more than 35 years in the field, the company combines flexographic and rotogravure printing with lamination to make formats such as flexible lids and pre-cut die-cuts, and now operates seven production sites across six countries, serving customers in more than 80 countries. Emsur is the flexible-packaging division of Grupo Lantero, whose network includes 29 plants and more than 2,600 employees.

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