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COMPANY PROFILE CONTAINER GLASS ASIA + AUSTRALIA

Berli Jucker Public Co. Ltd.

Berli Jucker House 99 Soi Rubia - Sukhumvit 42 Road,
Kwaeng Phrakanong, - Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110 - Thailand
Tel.: +66-2-3671511 - Fax: +66-2-3671517
E-mail: vichienr@bjc.co.th - www.bjc.co.th

Thai import and export firm. After World War II, BJC
diversified its operations into manufacturing, packag-
ing and distribution.
BJC continued to grow, increasing its BJC Cellox ca-
pacity up to 45,000 tons per year by 2006, thus
becoming the largest producer of tissue in Thailand.
With more capital, it also acquired in 2007 a 50 per-
cent stake in Thai Beverage Can Co., Ltd., Thailand’s
leading manufacturer of aluminium cans and can
ends, and in the next year also acquired a 100 per-
cent stake in Jacy Foods Snd Bhd, a Malaysian manu-
facturer and distributor of potato chips and extruded
snacks both in its domestic market and other Asian
countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philip-
pines, and Brunei. From 2008, the company was also
able to increase its production capacity of glass bottles
by constructing a new furnace capable of producing
hai Glass Industries has operated the glass 434 tons per day.
packaging business in Thailand for 60 years. Thai Product Lines:
TGlass Manufacturer Co., Ltd was established by U Packaging Supply Chain: Glass Container, Alu-
joint venture with Australia Consolidated Industries minum Can, Rigid Plastic Container
Co., Ltd., which is recently Owen Illinois Inc or O-I U Consumer Supply Chain: Snack, Beverage, Candy,
with supporting in modern technology, Thai Glass In- Dairy Products, Soap, Shower, Baby Care Products,
dustries is the first glass packaging factory in Thailand Cosmetics, Tissue Paper, Cleaning Products, Inte-
and Asia that uses automatic machine. Presently, the grated Logistics Solutions
company’s capacity is 2,400 tons per day. U Healthcare & Technical Supply Chain: Pharmaceuti-
This came about at apoint where BJC held 98.59 cal Products, Medical Supplies and Equipment, Gal-
per cent of the shares in TGI, expands busi- vanized Steel Structures, Electrical and Engineering
ness by joint venture with Owen Illinois Inc. Equipment and Services, Graphics Products, Spe-
the world leader of glass packaging, to establish Berli cialty Ingredients
Jucker Public Company (BJC) as production base U Others Business Group: Stationery Products, Book-
in Asia (with headquarter in Bangkok). With acquisi- store, Drug and Health Store, Convenience Store in
tion of Malaya Glass Products in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnan.
and Vietnam, BJC can increase production capacity of
glass packaging, and this is an important step of BJC
and TGI in penetrating glass packaging business in
South East Asia.
The company’s inception was first created through a
partnership between the Berli and Jucker families. This
was the first of many strong partnerships that led to
one of the Kingdom of Siam’s earliest and most suc-
cessful trading companies.
Originally, BJC engaged in rice milling, mining, tim-
ber, shipping, importing, and other activities that laid
a foundation instrumental for Thailand’s progress to-
wards an “industrial” stage. By carefully selecting and
nurturing its local and international partners, BJC con-
tinuously prospered over the years to become a major

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