A specialist plant on the shore of Taihu Lake
Wholly owned by a Singapore-listed packaging group, Tat Seng Packaging (Suzhou) has spent nearly three decades turning imported machinery, applied research and strict process control into cartons that behave exactly as specified.
Nineteen million dollars, one plant, one standard
Tat Seng Packaging (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. sits on a 112-mu site in Wangting Town, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou — a location chosen for its access to the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai industrial belt and to the port infrastructure that carries our export work.
The company was established in 1996 and commissioned in June 1997 with a capital investment of USD 19.64 million. Total assets now stand at approximately RMB 327 million, with a modern main production hall of 50,000 m² alongside complete office and staff accommodation buildings.
We are classified as a High-Tech Enterprise and operate an independent provincial-level R&D centre with a substantial research team holding dozens of national packaging patents. Of our 320 employees, ten are international specialists placed in key leadership roles.
- Two- to ten-layer corrugated board with A, B, C, E and combined flutes
- Large precision coating unit for functional paper treatment before lamination
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified management systems
- In-house ISTA test centre with over thirty test instruments
What actually runs the plant
Most of our principal machinery was imported, and much of it is key equipment that determines whether a specification can be met at all. High precision, full automation and high efficiency are the three reasons our pricing stays competitive without discounting quality.
German BHS high-speed corrugator
2.8 m working width, maximum sheet 2,800 × 4,000 mm. Produces three-, five- and six-layer composite board, including special flute combinations such as AA, AC and EB.
Taiwan seven-layer corrugator
1.8 m working width. Beyond standard flutes it can produce eight-layer composite board, with sheet lengths exceeding four metres.
Japanese Mitsubishi multi-station line
Working range 2,470 × 1,000 mm. Three-colour printing, slotting, corner cutting, die-cutting, folding, gluing and bundling completed in a single pass.
Swedish EMBA multi-station line
Working range 1,600 × 800 mm. Two-colour printing, slotting, folding, gluing and bundling in one continuous operation.
Swiss extra-large flat-bed die-cutter
Automatic sheet feed 2,032 × 1,270 mm, automatic die loading and automatic waste stripping, with optical camera secondary positioning for high accuracy.
Extra-large print-slotter die-cutter
Processes board up to 2.5 × 4.3 m (10.75 m²) in three colours, with a register accuracy of ±0.5 mm — the basis of our fine-print and full-bleed work.
American APS-360 glue system
Ultra-fine particle starch mixing, rarely seen in the domestic industry, which measurably raises the bond strength of every board we make.
Six die-cutting and slotting lines
Including fully automatic lines from Mitsubishi (Japan), TCY and Yu Hong (Taiwan) and EMBA (Sweden), giving us both capacity and redundancy.
Four statements that settle everyday decisions
Culture is only useful if it resolves a trade-off. Ours does: when speed and quality conflict, quality wins, and the rest follows from there.
Our vision
Strive for perfection, pursue excellence, and become the benchmark of the packaging industry.
Business philosophy
Customer satisfaction, steady development, employee wellbeing, sustainable operation.
Our mission
Create value for customers, opportunity for employees, returns for shareholders, and take responsibility for society.
Code of conduct
Respect the system, be willing to take responsibility, assign responsibility to individuals, be result-oriented.
The Tat Seng People's Compact
Be conscientious. Be fast. Keep your promise. Never make excuses.
From a Singapore sole proprietorship to a Suzhou specialist
The group began in 1968 with a single carton workshop. The Suzhou plant opened in 1997 and has since become the technical centre of the group's high-end carton work.
Tianjin Dansheng Packaging Co., Ltd. officially commences production.
Tianjin Dansheng Packaging Co., Ltd. is built and starts trial production.
Nantong Tat Seng Packaging Co., Ltd. commences production.
The group acquires Nantong Hengcheng Paper Co., Ltd.
The group acquires United Paper Industries Ltd.
Fourth-phase plant expansion in Suzhou is completed; a 2.8 m high-speed precision coater enters service.
The group acquires 80% of Hefei Dansheng Packaging Co., Ltd. in Anhui (now 95%).
Privet acquires 55% of Tat Seng; the Suzhou 2.8 m BHS line starts production; third-phase expansion is completed; ISO 14001 certification achieved.
Second-phase plant expansion is completed and the 2.8 m BHS line is installed.
Suzhou plant begins second-phase expansion and orders a 2.8 m BHS line.
Tat Seng Packaging is listed on the Singapore Exchange.
Suzhou plant achieves ISO 9001 certification.
Recognised by a Singapore vocational institute as an in-service training base.
Tat Seng Packaging (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. commences production.
Tat Seng Packaging (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is established in Jiangsu, China.
A computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) system is introduced to link departmental information.
Certified under the Singapore PSB ODS-Free programme as a corrugated manufacturer of ODS-free Class I and II compounds.
CAD/CAM software is adopted to raise design capability and speed.
ISO 9002 certification is awarded.
SISIR and ISO 9003 certifications are awarded.
Relocation to the current Woodlands Senoko industrial park on a 20,000 m² site.
Relocation to the Kallang industrial area on an 18,985 m² site and renaming as Tat Seng Carton & Box Maker.
The business is founded in Singapore as a sole proprietorship, Tat Seng Carton Maker.
Documentation that survives an audit
Compliance is not a badge on a website. For chemical, medical, electronics and export customers it is a set of certificates, licences and test records that must be current, traceable and available on request.
We keep the following certifications in force and can supply copies, together with material declarations and batch test data, as part of any tender or supplier qualification pack.
- ISO 9001 Quality Management System
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
- Export Packaging Licence — Ordinary Goods
- Export Packaging Licence — Dangerous Goods
- Business Licence
- Tax Registration Certificate & Printing Licence
- Hygiene Licence, Jiangsu Province
- Jiangsu Trustworthy Quality Product
- Work Safety Level 3 Certificate
- Work Safety Standardisation Level 2 Enterprise
- Software Copyright Registration
- ISTA Third-Party Certified Laboratory
- Organisation Code Certificate
- Production Licence
- Recycling Mark Usage Licence
- RoHS Compliance Statement
- High-Tech Enterprise Certificate
More than a thousand direct customers, many of them global leaders
Our customer base spans Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and includes a large number of multinational corporations and well-known enterprise groups ranked among the world's largest in their sectors. High-end cartons reach 19 provinces and autonomous regions, while selected cartons are exported directly to Europe, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
Coming to Suzhou? Visit the plant.
We welcome customer audits and technical visits. Submit the form and we will arrange a line walk-through, an ISTA demonstration and a face-to-face review of your specification.