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ePac to open new facility in U.S Mold-Rite Plastics to expand Ohio facility

Pac Flexible Packaging has announced plans to old-Rite Plastics recently broke ground to begin
eopen a new facility near Sacramento, serving the Mconstruction on an addition to its manufacturing
facility “Our mission remains to be the most
Northern California area. To be located at 1601
responsive and flexible supplier in the packaging
Aviation Blvd Suite 125, Lincoln, CA 95648, the ePac
industry. Our factories have responded incredibly well
Sacramento facility is a joint venture between Karma
to increased levels of demand, resulting in production
Packaging and ePac Holdings. It will be managed by being up by 32 percent,” noted Brian Bauerbach,
Sacramento native and business owner Pete Rogers. In President and CEO of Mold-Rite Plastics. However, this
increased demand cannot be fulfilled through
operational efficiency alone. Mold-Rite Plastics has

relation to the announcement, the company started
taking orders, with fulfilment handled by other ePac US
locations. The new manufacturing facility is expected historically invested capital at a rate substantially
to be opened in the third quarter of this year and will higher than the industry average in order to stay ahead
of demand and maximize flexibility. This building
serve Northern California area. ePac COO Virag Patel
expansion reaffirms a commitment to employees,
said: “We're excited to add Northern California to the
customers, consumers, and American manufacturing.
ePac network. We currently have 16 locations running “The new addition will allow us to increase our
and serving local brands and communities in the US, business over 25 percent,” stated Carol Rinder, Vice
Canada, England, and Indonesia. “Our network of President of Operations for the Twinsburg facility. The
manufacturing plants gives us the ability to serve local expansion will also allow the facility to further
advance the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR)
businesses everywhere, and digitally transfer
resin in its products. All of the Twinsburg facility's
production of any product to locations of our
current product offerings are manufactured with
customer's choosing to meet short delivery times, and recyclable polypropylene, however Mold-Rite has
minimise shipping costs. No other flexible packaging been working closely with brand owners to
supplier can achieve this and ship finished products in 3 incorporate more recycled content into their
weeks or less.” ePac is said to be one of the leaders in packaging. Mold-Rite Plastics is an environmentally
responsible manufacturer, taking pride in on-going
fast time to market, short and medium run length
initiatives to delight our customers by offering more
pouches and roll stock. It is also the first company to be
sustainable products which reduce the amount of
created based entirely on break-through digital
plastics used, provide recyclable options, and
printing technology from Hewlett Packard, the Indigo promote re-use where ever possible. “We are
20000. In November last year, ePac, which provides HP manufacturing important products, adding
Indigo digital flexible packaging announced plans to employment opportunities, and working to improve
invest in new HP Indigo 20000 digital presses. the environment,” adds Rinder. “We are excited to
make this investment in our community.”

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