Amcor expands multilayer PP bottle capacity in U.S. and CanadaAmcor expands multilayer PP bottle capacity in U.S. and Canada
Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced a significant expansion of its extrusion blow molded PP bottle capacity in the Midwest, Southwest, and Canada.The "multi-million-dollar" expansion at production facilities in Batavia, IL, Fort Worth, TX, and Brampton, ON, enables Amcor to shift its manufacturing footprint closer to key customers as well as improve logistics and reduce transportation costs, the company stated. The company did not disclose financial details of this expansion.
March 27, 2012
Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced a significant expansion of its extrusion blow molded PP bottle capacity in the Midwest, Southwest, and Canada.
The "multi-million-dollar" expansion at production facilities in Batavia, IL, Fort Worth, TX, and Brampton, ON, enables Amcor to shift its manufacturing footprint closer to key customers as well as improve logistics and reduce transportation costs, the company stated. The company did not disclose financial details of this expansion.
The new capacity is primarily for production of multilayer (PP) containers, a product line acquired in August 2010 from Ball Plastics Packaging Americas, along with HDPE containers with PCR content for personal care and household uses.
Amcor has added 30 positions across the three facilities in this investment, which also includes new production machinery and equipment. This move is in response to strong market demand for packaging for food and nutritional supplements, the company stated.
"Since the acquisition, we've taken a business rich in know-how and innovative technology to a new level," said Laurel Spencer, VP of marketing for Amcor Rigid Plastics North America, diversified products, in the news release. "Our strategy is to invest in new manufacturing to support growth in leading markets while meeting the needs of our customers in these key regions."
Amcor's proprietary Gamma multilayer PP technology fulfills high-barrier and high-temperature requirements for applications such as salsa, barbecue sauce, ketchup, syrup, and liquid infant formula. Spencer pointed specifically to strong growth for multilayer PP barrier packaging for food and nutritional supplements along with handleware food packaging for the club store market segment.
As part of its growth strategy in the food segment, Amcor also recently added heat-set PET capacity stretch blowmolding at its Wytheville, VA facility to serve regional food customers.
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