Erie Plastics Hungary Expands from European Bottled Water Demand: Holds Ribbon Cutting

Erie Plastics, a Top 100 injection molder in the U.S., celebrates the expansion of its Hungary plant, driven by increasing European demand for bottled water.

Erie, PA (PRWEB) October 31, 2005 -- Rising bottled water sales in Europe mean one thing for Hoop Roche, Chairman and CEO of Erie Plastics: stepping up production of bottled water dispensing closures to meet European suppliers’ needs.

“We have doubled both the capacity and output of our Hungary-based facility, enabling us to produce substantially more closures daily. Demand from France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the UK is driving our European plant expansion; and we expect to keep growing,” said Roche.

Last Friday (October 21), Dr. Tibor Szanyi, Political State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy and Transport in Hungary; Stephen Knode, Commercial Attaché of the American Embassy; Székesfehérvár Mayor Tihamér Warvasovszky; principals and guests attended an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion.

“Congratulations to Erie Plastics on the formal opening of its expanded facility in Székesfehérvár,” said George H. Walker, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. “Erie Plastics represents another significant investment by a fine U.S. firm, and is a showcase of innovative plastics technology.”

Erie Plastics shares facility space in Hungary with strategic partner, Loranger Ipari, a multi-continental maker of precision engineered metal and plastic components.

The winner of last year’s prestigious Diamond Dupont award for engineering an advanced, Folgers® AromaSeal™ closure system, Erie Plastics produces closures for the consumer product, food and beverage, household chemical/detergent, personal care and pharmaceutical industries.

The company estimates a two percent global market share for bottled water closure production.
                                                
EDITOR’S NOTE:

Digital-format photos of Erie Plastics’ ribbon cutting ceremony and Székesfehérvár-based plant are available by request.

About Erie Plastics
Founded in 1960, Erie Plastics specializes in the design, development and custom injection molding of rigid, thin-wall, plastic packaging components including lids, closures and vials. A Top 100 injection molding company, it services numerous global customers from three production facilities based in Corry, Pa. (headquarters), Westborough, Mass., and Székesfehérvár, Hungary.

For more information on Erie Plastics and an online virtual tour of their state-of-the-art plant in Corry, Pa. (recognized in the industry as a model of lean, “best practices” manufacturing), visit www.erieplastics.com, or call or write Erie Plastics at 844 Route 6, Corry, Pa., 16407-9099. Phone: (814) 664-4661.

CONTACT:

Jane T. Roche
(814) 664-4661
www.erieplastics.com

Sandra McVeigh
(724) 776-5279
www.spectria.biz

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