| Alcan Inc. announced today the opening of its new beauty packaging plant in Parigné-L’Évêque, Sarthe, France. The new facility, which officially opened on June 14, will produce packaging solutions for the fragrance market for Alcan Packaging Beauty.
“This new facility illustrates Alcan Packaging’s strategy of improving our profitability through more specialized operations,” stated Ilene Gordon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Packaging. “We are increasingly focused on key market segments where we can leverage our competitive advantages in size, scope, and technology. The new Parigné-L’Évêque site is an example of how Alcan is well-positioned to deliver long-term value to our customers in the attractive fragrance packaging market,” she added.
The new facility is recognized as industry-leading and will specialize in working with on-glass and high-tech gluing, Surlyn® (ionomer resin) applications, and complex packaging caps. The plant occupies 7,000 m², and employs approximately 200 people.
“We are very proud of this new state-of-the-art facility that meets or exceeds the specific service and quality requirements of our fragrance customers and the environmental and product hygiene standards of our industry,” said François Luscan, President Alcan Packaging Beauty. “Parigné-L’Evêque’s dedicated development team is focused on realizing our customers’ most creative ideas,” he concluded.
Alcan Packaging Beauty is part of Alcan Packaging, the world leader in packaging solutions for the Food, Beauty, Pharmaceutical and Tobacco markets. It had sales of approximately US$800 million in 2006 and serves its customers through 25 manufacturing sites in 11 countries. Its industrial and commercial network covers Europe, Asia and the Americas to guarantee the same standard of excellence for every customer worldwide through technical expertise, industrial know-how, and innovation in products, processes and services.
Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) is a leading global materials company, delivering high quality products and services worldwide. With world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminum fabrication, engineered solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging, today’s Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers’ needs. Alcan is represented by 68,000 employees, including its joint-ventures, in 61 countries and regions, and posted revenues of US$23.6 billion in 2006. The Company has featured on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index consecutively since 2003. For more information, please visit: www.alcan.com.
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