Glass container maker Owens-Illinois Inc. expects to close an Italian plant by the end of 2008 as it continues the realignment of its global capacity.
Production from the facility in Castel Maggiore …
Glass container maker Owens-Illinois Inc. expects to close an Italian plant by the end of 2008 as it continues the realignment of its global capacity. Production from the facility in Castel Maggiore will be transferred to other company facilities, including other Italian plants. In late August 2008, the company said it expected to close a plant in Lavington, British Columbia, by 31 October. Production will move to other plants in North America to reduce energy consumption and production costs, Owens-Illinois said. In July 2008, the company said it will close a plant in Toronto, Canada on 30 September and expand another in New Zealand. Production from Toronto will move to other North American plants. The USD 60 million New Zealand expansion is expected to increase the annual output of glass containers by 90,000 tons, to 2.2 million bottles a day, and should be complete by the 1Q 2010.