CCL Container Adds Second Mexico Plant to Meet Growing Aluminum ...

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06/09/08 CCL Container has announced the scheduled completion of asecond manufacturing facility in Mexico in order to better serveits customers throughout Mexico and major North American markets.
The 100,000 sq. ft. facility is expected to be fully operational bythe last quarter of 2008, with the first of two production linesrunning product as early as September. The two high-speed,state-of-the-art lines will produce aluminum aerosol cans andbeverage bottles, with a total capacity of 80 million unitsannually. Both lines are equipped with top-to-bottom containershaping capability, in addition to eight-color lithography.
According to Charlie Herrmann, vice president of sales andmarketing for CCL Container, "This will bring our totalcapacity out of Mexico to over 150 million units per year, with 73million units currently coming out of our existing Mexico Citylocation on an annual basis."
The new facility is located in San Jose Iturbide Guanajuato, andwill initially employ 65 people. Future plans for the facilityinclude phased expansions, and the installation of seven additionalhigh-speed lines to be added over the next several years. "Thedemand for aluminum packaging in all major market sectors we serve- cosmetics, personal care, healthy lifestyle products andpharmaceuticals - continues to grow," Herrmann added. "Wehave to stay one step ahead of that demand in order to maintain ourposition as the industry leader."
The final stages of facility development are being managed for CCLContainer by Juan Carlos Bernal, general manager of the new plant.The new facility is situated on highway 57, the road known as"NAFTA way." According to Bernal, "The area aroundthe city of Queretaro, known as the Bajio Area, has been attractingmajor US corporations for years. Logistically, the area is a superbpoint of distribution for major markets inside Mexico, andthroughout North America. It sits on the backbone of transportationbetween Mexico and the U.S."
CCL Container is North America's leading manufacturer of recyclablealuminum aerosol cans and bottles. All of CCL's bottles areavailable in a choice of industry standard re-sealable closuresystems and offer the added option of food-grade internal andexternal linings to protect product taste and purity. The newMexico-based plant joins the company's existing manufacturingfacilities in Hermitage, PA, Penetang, ONT and Mexico City, Mexico.All of CCL Container's facilities are ISO 9002 Registered.