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Amcor,
Gawler Australia, July 23 2002
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New
Amcor Wine Bottle Plant Production commences at
Gawler, Australia
In less
than 12 months after commencing construction,
Amcor has begun production and commercial supply of
bottles at its new greenfield glass plant at Gawler
near the Barossa Valley in South Australia.
Construction of the new $140 million facility by
Leighton Contractors was completed on budget and
five weeks ahead of schedule.
After a brief commissioning period, operation of the
plant has now been handed over to Amcor Glass.
Following successful testing and trialling, the
first commercial deliveries of bottles to customers
has occurred.
Mr Russell Jones,
Amcor’s Managing Director, said: “We are
extremely pleased with the smooth start-up of
production at the Gawler plant. At this early stage,
product quality has been excellent, allowing us to
deliver bottles to customers a little earlier than
expected."
The new plant incorporates a 196 square metre
furnace, one of the largest dedicated wine
bottle-making furnaces in the world.
Amcor Glass is currently producing around 600,000
bottles a day, which is in line with the
plant’s annual production capacity of over 200
million bottles. A selected range of bottle shapes
and colours will be produced, targeted at the
premium segment of the wine industry.
Amcor is supplying bottles to more than 15 wine
companies including all the major wine groups. These
customers are responsible for more than 90% of the
wine produced in Australia.
Amcor’s investment demonstrates the company’s
confidence in the ongoing strong prospects of the
Australian wine industry, particularly in relation
to the export of premium quality wines.
http://www.amcor.com.au
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