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into account the best available almost any shape and colour to
proven technology and layout to fit brand needs and goals.
provide for high quality, highly
flexible and efficient production. “THE ONLY FLEXIBLE
Koji Yamamura, CEO and COO Moreover, the plant is within AND EFFICIENT GLASS
of Nihon Yamamura Glass
easy reach of the primary spirits CONTAINER MANUFACTURER
producing regions in the coun- IN AMERICA”
try, improving lead times and This is the description that
logistics costs, with production Arglass gives itself in an industry
capacity: 100,000 metric tons largely focused on products that
per year/265,000,000 units per require long production runs,
year, with key milestones as fol- offering the glass container mar-
lows: ket a superior alternative based
1. construction kick-off: 12 on three important principles:
August 2019 flexibility, efficiency and sustain-
2. furnace start-up: Q4 2020 ability.
3. full operation: Q1 2021
Flexibility
José Arozamena, CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTS The plant has been designed
CEO Arglass
Arglass was founded to be the and optimized from the ground
most flexible, efficient and sus- up to achieve a high degree of
tainable glass container manufac- flexibility without sacrificing effi-
turer in America. Its state-of-the- ciency. Plant design, based on
art plant has been designed to the ‘European model’ of highly
produce custom bottles and jars flexible plants, will enable Arglass
without the very large-volume to produce both small and large
commitments required by others. runs at competitive prices.
Arglass design department can Moreover, the company is
work with customers to develop investing in best-in-class, state-
their own custom bottles or jars of-the-art machinery and equip-
Andrea Schruurer, with brands, logos or crests in ment, including innovative quali-
VLCDA Executive Director
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