Rexam secures land to expand operations in India

Rexam, a leading global beverage can manufacturer, has secured land in Sri City (55km from Chennai), Southern India to build a beverage can plant, as well as land in Mahindra World City, Jaipur, Northern India to build a beverage can plant in due course.  

The plant in Sri City represents an initial investment of close to £50 million and will add a total production capacity of close to 800 million cans. It is expected to be operational by H2 2016. The plant will create around 150 new jobs in the local community. Plans for the land in Jaipur will be announced once they are available.

Craig Jones, Sector Director Rexam AMEA, commented:

"These investments will support and enable us to take advantage of the continued exciting growth of the beverage can in India. Having plants in different locations across the country will ensure we have a better footprint and position to meet the needs of our customers in the region over the long term."