WE Connect Opportunities for Women In Business

Business opportunities for women-owned suppliers across Europe
WEConnect International is a corporate-led non-profit and their goal is to connect more majority women owned businesses into the corporate supply chain. Their corporate members represent $1 trillion in annual purchasing power and are true pioneers in inclusive sourcing and more information can be found on their website: http://weconnectinternational.org/. WEConnect International currently has the following business opportunities – if you are a majority owned women’s business that could provide any of these requirements, please get in touch with Emma Duncan, Outreach and Event Manager for Europe on eduncan@weconnectinternational.org by Tuesday 2^nd June – thank you!

Packaging suppliers including:

On shelf printed packaging: flexible (bags) and cartons (boxes)
Shipper cases: corrugated boxes
Injection moulding
Tertiary packaging: stretch films, tapes, stickers
Customized packaging for displays (on shelf)

Hygiene materials including:

Non-wovens: spunbond, spunlace and carded
Product films
Adhesives

Raw materials producers (not traders) including:

Resins: PE, PET and PP, recycled resins
Fibres: plastic or natural based
Cellulose
Super absorbent materials

Contract manufacturers producing fem care products including:

Tampons and pads and liners – particularly with naturals/sustainable solutions

Packing suppliers including:

Primary packing – (filling and form, fil seal); bottle making equipment; flexible packaging (sachets, flow wrappers, stackers and baggers)
Secondary packing – wrapping, labelling, cartoning machines
End of line equipment – palletizing, case packing, pick and place

Material handling equipment suppliers such as forklifts, AGV, conveyors and racking

Assembly suppliers e.g. converting, dust control equipment, glue equipment, printing/inks etc.

Production related suppliers who can supply skids, tanks, utilities, chillers, welding and heat exchangers etc.

Facilities management related suppliers across Europe (especially in the UK and Germany) including: