Rexam Starts Construction Work on New Swiss Plant

01 Apr 2014 --- Rexam, a leading global beverage can manufacturer and the number one can maker in Europe, has commenced construction of its new plant in Switzerland. Today’s ground-breaking ceremony officially launches the build which represents an investment of £115 million in total.

Located in Widnau, the plant will be a wall-to-wall facility, and when complete will run as a three line operation producing various sizes of Slim and Sleek™ cans. Built to the latest environmental specifications, the plant will minimise traffic to-and-from the site and optimise logistic costs.

Commenting at the plant's ground-breaking ceremony, Graham Chipchase, Rexam Chief Executive said, “We’re delighted to be joined by our customers, partners and the community of St. Gallen to celebrate the start of construction for this exciting new plant. This cutting-edge facility reflects our ambition as a business as we continually strive to innovate and provide our customers with cost-effective and sustainable can packaging solutions.”
 
The first line in Widnau is due to come on stream in 2015 and the plant will have an incremental capacity when fully built of 2.2 billion cans per year.