Manufacturing Magazine August 2015 | Page 94

GRAHAM PACKAGING
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Graham Packaging Mexico , a subsidiary of the global leading company for plastic packaging solutions , shares its parent company ’ s vision to offer innovative products to top brands known worldwide in categories such as : food & beverage , automotive fluids , personal care & household and other chemical products . Some of Graham ’ s best-known clients include Nestlé , McDonald ’ s , Procter & Gamble companies , CocaCola brands , Arizona Tea and also domestic brands . In 2011 , Silgan Holdings acquired Graham Packaging for approximately $ 1.3 billion .

Graham Packaging ventured into Mexico in 2001 . The subsidiary ’ s workforce currently employs more than 1,000 workers in its manufacturing facilities in Tlalnepantla , Pachuca , Irapuato – the farthest distance between any of these cities in the center of Mexico is barely more than 200 miles- and the remote , strategicallylocated plant in Mexicali , Baja California , border with the United States . Also , Graham Packaging offers the convenience of on-site manufacturing for dedicated operations , amounting to 30 percent of its clientele .
There are plenty of important factors conditioning the packaging industry , such as freshness , expiration dates , best consumption dates , resistance to possible mishandlings as well as a demand for reusable , recyclable ,
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