8/09/2006

Rexam Increases Global Presence in Poland - With the Opening of a Plastic Packaging Greenfield (Dedicated to the Home & Personal Care Market)


Rexam, the leading global consumer packaging company, has opened its first plastic packaging plant in Poland. The new facility, located in Lodz (130 km west from Warsaw), is the first manufacturing plant dedicated to Rexam Home & Personal Care in Central and Eastern Europe. This Greenfield project, launched by Precise Technology prior to its acquisition by Rexam last December, successfully started production in mid-April.

This new 4,000-square-meter facility will house 14 molding machines with high-speed robotics and assembly. Capabilities include plastic injection molding, manual and automated assembly, ultrasonic welding, labeling, and other value added activities. The facility will implement the Rexam Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma programs to ensure the highest production standards.

Mike Farrell, Managing Director of the Home & Personal Care division, commented that the facility is a part of Rexam's Home & Personal Care strategy to be a focused leading global leader in consumer packaging. "The Lodz facility fits in with the company's strategic plans to serve its global customers better and increase its global presence in this growth region," said Farrell. "Rexam will now be able to offer new and existing clients in the home & personal care markets fast and reliable deliveries of plastic parts to all destinations in Europe."

The facility's location in Lodz - in a city with one of the largest labor markets in the country, a strong infrastructure, and business-friendly local authorities - is a strategic bonus. The plastic packaging market in Poland and in Europe at large is rapidly expanding, and major FastMovingConsumer Goods (FMCG) corporations have recently launched new export-oriented manufacturing projects in the region, creating additional opportunities for plastic packaging players.

Rexam has two facilities in Poland, in Gostyn and Wyszkow, which are part of the Glass Sector.

Source:webbolt.ecnext.com



Flights to Poland

Novea - Business in Poland