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Alcan Launches its Spanish Pharmaceutical Packaging Center
Alcan Launches its Spanish Pharmaceutical Packaging Center
MONTREAL, Canada, May 3/PRNewswire/ --
Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) announced today the expansion of its
Packaging network in Spain through a new production centre dedicated
to Pharmaceutical Packaging at its Alcan Packaging Alzira plant,
located near Valencia, The center will specialise in printing flexible
packaging materials.
'The production activity at Alcan Packaging Alzira complements our
Global Pharmaceutical production network and allows us to provide
integrated packaging solutions to the entire industry,' says Christel
Bories, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Packaging.
'Through this investment, Alcan Packaging will offer a local supply of
printed packaging material to its Spanish, Portuguese and
locally-based multinational customers,' she added.
Among its 180 operating facilities world-wide, Alcan Packaging has
nearly 90 sites in Europe which last year received US$204 million in
investments in order to adapt and leverage their technological
capabilities . As a complete solution provider, Alcan Packaging offers
the advantage of product breadth, value innovation and R&D, supported
by its global reach.
Alcan is a multinational, market-driven company and a global
leader in aluminum and packaging, as well as aluminum recycling. With
world-class operations in primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum as
well as flexible and specialty packaging, aerospace applications,
bauxite mining and alumina processing, today's Alcan is well
positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs for innovative
solutions and service. Alcan employs 70,000 people and has operating
facilities in 55 countries and regions.
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Source: Alcan Inc
For further information: Media Contact: Marie Bérard, +1-514-457-4565
ext. 2280, marie.berard@alcan.com; Anik Michaud, +1-514-848-8151,
media.relations@alcan.com; Investor Contact: Corey Copeland,
+1-514-848-8368, investor.relations@alcan.com
03 mei 05 09:09