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GLASS MANUFACTURING




























                                  ARGLASS                                                                        Glass manufacturing





                   flexibility, efficiency                                       Arglass, LLC, a

                                                                               glass container
                        and sustainability                                     manufacturing


                                                                               company set up


                                                                               thanks to a joint-
                                                                               venture between


                                                                               privately-owned
                                                                               investment company


                                                                               Cambium, and Nihon
                                                                               Yamamura Glass, will


                                                                               create more than 150
                                                                               jobs and invest USD


                                                                               123 million to build its
                                                                               first US glass container
                 IRST US GLASS PLANT
                   During a recent presentation of Arglass’ ground-breaking cer-  manufacturing plant
            F emony, José Arozamena, a member of the family-owned invest-
            ment company Cambium, spoke about the joint venture partnership    in Valdosta-Lowndes
            with Japan-based Nihon Yamamura Glass to create Arglass, to serve
            customers’ needs for flexibility, efficiency and customization and help   County, Georgia.
            reduce the need to import glass bottles from international glass plants.
            Production at the plant will focus mainly on high-quality glass con-




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