2007-11-13 Manufacturing News

Web www.jobwerx.com jobwerx.tradepub.com

Matrix Packaging to Open Rigid Plastics Container Plant

The Matrix Packaging unit of Sonoco to meet growing packaging demand for household and personal care markets to open a new rigid plastics container plant.

Sonoco’s (NYSE: SON) Matrix Packaging unit will open a new rigid plastics container plant in St. Louis, Mo., USA to meet growing demand for packaging to serve the home and personal care market, it was announced today by Charles Sullivan, Sonoco’s executive vice president.

The new plant is expected to begin operation in the first quarter of 2008 and produce extruded blow molded plastics bottles for household chemical and personal care markets. Matrix recently signed a new multi-year contract with a new large consumer products customer to produce the containers.

“Since acquiring Matrix Packaging at the end of May, we have seen the business continue to grow sales with new and existing customers,” said Sullivan. “Developing a new plant in St. Louis is an opportunity for Matrix to further expand its production capability and to support the growing needs of our customers.”

According to Pushminder Judge, president of Matrix Packaging, the new 150,000-square-foot plant will be highly automated and initially operate six plastics extrusion blow molding machines. The plant, which is located at 5801 Lindbergh Blvd., Hazelwood, Mo., is expected to initially employ approximately 75 workers and should expand as production grows.

“In addition to the new production capability that will come on line in early 2008 at our St. Louis plant, we are continuing to see good growth at our existing facilities and are adding three new blow molding machines in plants in Canada, Los Angeles and Jefferson City, Mo., later this year,” Judge said.

Read recent press releases about -

. PET packaging bottle producer buys 100th Sidel blow molding machine
Food and beverage packaging pioneer and top PET bottle producer in China has just purchased its one hundredth blow molding machine from Sidel. 2007-11-05

. Innovative retail packaging display for concrete forms
Market and technology leader in the design and manufacture of concrete column forms, Sonoco, launches a Sonotube brand, unique retail packaging display for US distributors.

. Bottled water leader receives 200,000th Sidel blow mold
The new blow mold for Nestle bottled water group will be making ultralight half liter bottles produced at high speed on Sidel blow molding machines.

. Augmented Reality a real boost to packaging troubleshooting
Leading beverage packaging equipment supplier, Sidel, introduces a revolutionary remote technical assistance system that employs Augmented Reality technology.

. Plastics Additives for Polypropylene Better Packaging Option to PET
Milliken introduces clarified polypropylene plastics as a better option than PET for glass replacement in packaging applications.

. Ciba expands its global packaging testing services
The newly acquired Lansmont Testing Services by Ciba establishes a leading global consulting and testing services business in the important packaging market.

Plastics Packaging Jobs - Post Employment Opportunity Now! Our Dedicated Portal Helps U- $ave

E-mail this page to a friend

- Small Quantity Specailist - Order Online - Plastics, Metals, Tool Steel and ...

- All the Industry News

- Changing Jobs? View a Wide Range of Real Estate Nationwide  

- 2007 AdAware Release - #1 Anti-Spyware Protection - Buy Now!

- Golf Equipment Manufacturer -Buy Direct U-$ave Big!

All Rights Reserved. For permission to reproduce any contents of this web site, please contact our Syndication department: Log onto HELP