Constantia Flexibles to invest US$12m

- Multi-million dollar investment expand its main US manufacturing facility in Blythewood, South Carolina

 

- Third expansion project at the site

 

Constantia Flexibles is to invest US$12 million to expand its main US manufacturing facility in Blythewood, South Carolina. 

 

To be completed in autumn of this year, the project will add 15,000 sq ft of factory floor space to house several new pieces of packaging equipment and more than a dozen new employees.

 

The Blythewood facility manufactures custom packaging for the pharmaceutical and food industries, including packaging foils for blister packages, child-resistant packaging and lids for portion controlled containers. The factory also houses equipment used for laminating, coating, rotogravure printing and slitting services.

 

The construction project marks the third of its kind for Constantia Flexibles’ South Carolina facility, which opened in 1997 and underwent expansions in 2001 and 2005. 

 

Steve Godwin, chief operating officer in the US for Constantia Flexibles, said: ‘Like previous expansions, the current project reflects Constantia Flexibles’ solid growth in sales, and its leadership as a packaging innovator.

 

‘More room means additional equipment and new employees to build further upon our successes.  We’re excited as well as proud, and we look forward to the expansion’s completion this coming fall.’

 

The current upsizing comes on the heels of a particularly prolific 2012, during which Constantia built upon its established successes by launching several new products. 

 

The company’s easy-PIESY is an aluminum/PET/aluminum lamination that requires less heat during the sealing process than traditional paper-back foil structures. 

 

No modifications to existing heat-seal lacquer are necessary, nor is additional tooling.  The blister lidding also offers reduced sealing temperatures, leading to higher productivity and less stress on machines.  Its paper-free design also makes it especially suited to cleanroom environments. 

 

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