O-I to Expand Glass Manufacturing Facility in New Zealand
August 07 2006 - 6:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc.
(NYSE:OI) today announced a $47 million USD (NZ$78 million)
expansion at its glass manufacturing facility in Penrose, Auckland,
New Zealand. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/CLTU028LOGO ) The
investment at Penrose will be spent on an additional
energy-efficient furnace that will support the growing glass
container and exported wine markets in New Zealand. The new
furnace, which will be in full operation by the second half of
2007, will increase the output of glass containers from the plant
by 60 percent. At that time, locally manufactured glass packaging
will replace imported glass from the Middle East and Asia. "The
expansion at Penrose allows the company to broaden its market base
in the Asia Pacific region by providing the market more locally
manufactured glass," said Greg Ridder, President, O-I Asia Pacific.
"Additionally, it is good for the community as O-I will be using a
significant amount of recycled glass currently in the waste stream
for use in glass production." The New Zealand plant was established
in 1922 and operates on the original 12 acre Penrose site. The
plant operates two furnaces and four machines and employs 186
people. It supports the wine, beer, spirits, carbonated soft drink,
juice, and food industries. About O-I Millions of times a day, O-I
glass containers, healthcare packaging and specialty closure
systems deliver many of the world's best-known consumer products to
people all around the world. With leading positions in Europe,
North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America, O-I provides
consumer-preferred products that enable superior taste, purity,
visual appeal and value benefits for our customers' products.
Established in 1903, the company employs nearly 30,000 people and
has more than 100 manufacturing facilities in 23 countries. In
2005, annual revenues were $7.2 billion. For more information,
visit http://www.o-i.com/.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
CONTACT: Kelley Yoder of O-I, +1-419-247-1388 Web site:
http://www.o-i.com/
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