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RELEASE
AUGUST 12, 2003
NEW PLASTIC CONTAINER MANUFACTURING SITE TO SERVE PROCTER
& GAMBLE’S HEAVY DUTY LIQUID CONTAINER MARKET
Plastipak
Packaging, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition
of a new facility to supply Procter & Gamble’s
Fabric and Home Care Division with containers for their
growing HDL (Heavy Duty Liquid detergent) business which
includes products such as Tide®, Cheer®, Era®and
Gain®. This long-term agreement enables Procter
& Gamble and Plastipak Packaging, Inc. to jointly
expand production to support their North America HDL
business in Pineville, Louisiana.
Plastipak’s
new site, also located in Pineville, Louisiana, will
offer world class manufacturing capabilities to Procter
& Gamble.
A
number of milestone technologies will be utilized at
the facility including Plastipak’s proprietary
“GEM-PAK” high output blow molding production
systems.
The
Louisiana site will be located on 62 acres, and will
include a facility totaling over 500,000 sq. ft. as
part of the Phase I construction plans. The current
estimate of the investment in the new facility is in
excess of $45 million.
The
site is tentatively planned for completion the end of
the first quarter of 2004, and is currently scheduled
to begin qualification and production mid/late 2004.
The site will employ in excess of 100 employees, and
looks forward to doing business in the State of Louisiana.
Plastipak
Packaging is very appreciative of the State & Local
support it has received in connection with this project.
“This work has been critical in our decision to
site the facility at this location, and we are grateful
for the valuable assistance received from the Louisiana
Department of Economic Development, the England Authority,
CLECO and the many employees of Procter & Gamble,
along with many others,” said William C. Young,
President of Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Plastipak
Packaging, Inc. is a leading supplier of containers
to many of the world’s leading consumer product
companies. The company currently operates fourteen (14)
manufacturing sites located in the United States and
Brazil.
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For more information contact Frank Zolenski, Plastipak
Packaging Public Relations at (734) 354-7189.
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