ABOUT SIGMAQ

+ 50 Years

of experience in packaging & displays

Thanks for being part of our journey!

Founded in 1969 in El Salvador, SigmaQ now celebrates 50 years of experience in packaging and displays. Global in reach, we have presence in Central and North America, the Caribbean and Asia.

Our history

1957

Manuel Yarhi opens in Guatemala Yarhi Hermanos, a distributor of various products in Central America. The other Yarhi brothers—Nassin, David, Moises and Enrique—also join the business.

1969

The Yarhi brothers establish SigmaQ in El Salvador, as of the region´s first mergers between: Yarhi Hermanos, Rotoflex, Cartonera, Litozadik and Igsal.

1970

Acquisition of Litografía Byron Zadik in Guatemala, specialized in value-added folding cartons.

1972

Acquisition of Cajas y Empaques in Guatemala.

1973-1977

The Sigma Foundation is established in El Salvador and Guatemala respectively, to positively impact the communities in which SigmaQ operates.

1978

Kontein is acquired in El Salvador for the production of rigid plastic containers and caps.

1985

Purchase of Bufkor Inc., leading jewelry packaging and displays supplier in the United States. This acquisition led to establishing a luxury packaging factory in El Salvador: Specialty Products.

1990-1991

Sales and distribution offices are opened in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Mexico.

1993

Acquisition of Cartonera Nacional, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

1994

Acquisition in Guatemala of Copacasa, our paper mill that produces chipboard using wastes from our 3 corrugating factories.

2014

Purchase in Dallas, TX (U.S.) of Chippenhook, supplier of premium displays and fixtures.

2015

Through its holding SigmaQ LAKI, SigmaQ becomes the first industrial company in Central America to issue US$25 Mll. in preferred shares, in Panama´s Stock Market.

2017

Acquisition of SigmaQ Mexico Flexibles, in Toluca, Mexico, for the production of specialized flexible packaging.

2019

Celebrating our 50th anniversary.

Our people

Our people are our biggest asset and drive our success. The SigmaQ Family is composed of 2,500 experts in 10 countries: designers, engineers, technicians, operators and staff. Though multicultural and diverse, we all share the same Q! Identity, based on integrity, commitment and optimism.

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LOCATIONS

Globally
near you

Global in reach, with local assistance in our target markets throughout the entire supply chain: design, manufacturing and delivery of your packaging and displays.

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Welcome to our manufacturing sites!

EL SALVADOR

ROTOFLEX

Flexible packaging for multiple markets: Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States.

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TOLUCA, MÉXICO

MÉXICO FLEXIBLE

Specialized flexible packaging with rotogravure printing.

CONTACT

EL SALVADOR

KONTEIN

Plastic caps and containers with capacity raging from 15ML up to 5 gallons. Has the first clean room in the region to produce 100% aseptic containers.

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EL SALVADOR

CARTONERA

Corrugated and micro-corrugated packaging, including: trays, standard boxes (RSC), displays, bins and slip sheets.

CONTACT

GUATEMALA

CEGSA

Corrugated, micro-corrugated and double-wall packaging, with high graphic printing.

CONTACTO

HONDURAS

CANASA

Corrugated packaging with high graphic printing.