Continued Growth in the IBC Market Supports Capital Investments

Significant growth in the IBC market over the past 10 years has brought about the need for infrastructure investments in the North American Industrial Packaging (NAIP) IBC facilities.

“To support growth in the IBC market, we must plan for and invest in equipment,” commented Ed Konyen, NAIP Senior Vice President of Operations. Our operations and S&OP teams maintain a regional forecast which are compared against available capacities to identify when and where capital should be added to support growth. Findings of this comparison support investments in North Wales, Pennsylvania. and Anniston, Alabama.

In North Wales, Pennsylvania, a new blow molder enabling the facility to take advantage of potential opportunities in the Canadian market and free up additional capacity in Mauser’s Midwest facilities began operation in June. Start-up of the blow molder marked the completion of an 11-month project to install and test the machine. “Thank you to everyone for their support in the startup. There were a lot of challenges encountered during the project but in the end the Mauser Packaging Solutions team made it happen. It was truly a team effort,” commented Ed Bonilla, NAIP Processing Engineer.

In Anniston, Alabama., a re-built blow molder is being relocated from Geismar, Louisiana. The blow molder was taken out of service in Geismar in 2020 and rebuilt by the North American Engineering team. The rebuilt blow molder in Anniston is currently undergoing de-bugging and testing and is expected to be in full production by the end of July. New equipment, produced by MMT, has been installed in Geismar. “The ability to internally produce new equipment and provide new life to old machines through rebuilds is a testament to the quality of our engineering teams. These internal resources are a huge strength for the Company,” commented Konyen.

The addition of new and rebuilt blow molders supports our continued market growth in the Northeast and Southeast regions of the United States and strengthens the Company’s position as a full life cycle service provider. These projects demonstrate Mauser Packaging Solutions’ commitment to strategic growth through innovation and added capacity to meet increasing demand for IBC products.