24 Feb 2010 --- Closure Systems International (CSI) and Has Plastik are pleased to announce the creation of a new strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the growth of both companies while delivering greater value to global and regional beverage bottlers in Turkey and the surrounding regions. This partnership will bring together two world-class suppliers offering closures, packaging equipment and technical services. The positive benefits will include an expanded geographic footprint for customers and a wider array of product offerings, along with a proven track record of superior customer service.

"This new alliance unites two highly successful and complementary businesses, enabling us to deliver more value to our customers," said Tim Carr, Vice-President and General Manager of CSI Europe. "We believe this partnership will significantly enhance our ability to meet rapidly growing demand and extend the range of services we can provide to customers in the region." This partnership expands CSI’s presence in the Europe region to include five manufacturing plants, multiple sales offices and a technology R&D center.

“We welcome the opportunity to offer our customers the high performance closure designs provided by CSI,” stated Unal Haspaylan, Commercial Director of Has Plastik. “The strength of our manufacturing systems and regional customer relationships combined with the quality of CSI’s product technologies, broad product portfolio, and bottler application expertise will be extremely beneficial to all stakeholders involved.”

The partnership will offer closures from a manufacturing site located near Istanbul, Turkey with shipments scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2010. The flexible plant design incorporates the ability to scale up quickly and efficiently to support future growth.