Weidenhammer UK, a subsidiary of Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), has opened its £10m production facility in Bradford, England.
Construction at the 11,000m² facility, which was taken over from US-based JV partner Chesapeake Packagin in 2009, was completed in July and since then production of composite cans has been taking place.
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The company also plans to launch the production of high-quality plastic packaging based on in-mould labelling technology in Bradford early next year.
In the past three years, annual production of WPG rose by 400% from 12 million composite cans to around 60 million, increasing its turnover from £2.5m to a projected £11m in 2012.
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