PREGIS
Investment in a third blown film line in the US
US protective packaging manufacturer Pregis (Deerfield, Illinois; www.pregis.com) is building a third multilayer blown film line from Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H, Lengerich / Germany; www.wuh-group.com) at its US site in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with an investment of USD 6m (EUR 5.4m). With the additional line, the company wants to meet the growing demand for flexible packaging, e-commerce protective material and surface protection films.
 The company's plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan / USA (Photo: Pregis) |
Between 2016 and 2018, the packaging specialist invested USD 23m in two five-layer W&H lines at its Grand Rapids plant. The company also has four multilayer blown film extrusion lines and a film lab at the 8,400 m² facility.
Pregis recently announced that it would be combining into one unit its Easypack activities purchased in 2016 with the Free-Flow Packaging International (FP International, Fremont, California / USA; www.fpintl.com) operations acquired in 2018 – see Plasteurope.com of 15.04.2019. The air and paper systems portfolios will be marketed in Europe under the Pregis name.
Pregis recently announced that it would be combining into one unit its Easypack activities purchased in 2016 with the Free-Flow Packaging International (FP International, Fremont, California / USA; www.fpintl.com) operations acquired in 2018 – see Plasteurope.com of 15.04.2019. The air and paper systems portfolios will be marketed in Europe under the Pregis name.
26.04.2019 Plasteurope.com [242340-0]
Published on 26.04.2019
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