New Lithographic Printing Cleaning Line Officially Goes Into Production at Alcoa's Warrick Plant
The newly built lithographic printing cleaning line at Alcoa's Warrick plant has officially gone into production, at the same time providing 50 jobs for the region and bringing it 57 million US dollars in tax revenue, while also laying the foundation for its diversification.
Ann Whitty, vice-president and general manager of Alcoa's Hard Packaging Division, said, "This investment helps strengthen the foundations of the Warrick plant, and also helps our diversification and makes full use of our existing assets. Alcoa's continued investment in the Warrick plant is aimed at creating a better future for our company, our employees, our customers and society."
Construction of the line began in early 2007, with its equipment and construction costing 47 million US dollars. The line is mainly used to process lithographic aluminium sheet, which is mainly used for printed products such as magazines, periodicals, brochures and newspaper inserts. Alcoa's printing industry customers include Kodak, Fuji, Agfa, Anocoil and others. The line has already started production.
Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), founded in 1888, is recognized as a major aluminium company, with more than 400 operating locations in 36 countries and regions and a total of 127,000 employees. In 2002, Alcoa's annual sales revenue exceeded 20 billion US dollars, ranking 88th in Fortune magazine's top 100 US enterprises and 205th among the top 500 enterprises. Alcoa's headquarters and its main research and development centre are both located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Alcoa produces and sells everything from aluminium raw materials to various primary aluminium products, semi-finished products and aluminium products.
Alcoa set up a permanent representative office in Beijing, China in September 1993 and has since established five joint ventures or wholly owned enterprises in China, mainly producing aluminium foil products, with production capacity accounting for about 25-30% of China's aluminium foil product market. Alcoa is already a major importer of and trading partner for aluminium products in China; it is also a major foreign investor in China's aluminium industry.
——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn), original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-362332.html
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