Avery Dennison Corporation has recently announced two major investments aimed at expanding its manufacturing capacity and improving factory efficiency in Europe to meet growing demand for its label and packaging materials.
The company has plans of investing € 60 million in expansion of two facilities; one in France and Luxembourg each.
Into the first year of the company’s ambitious three-year expansion plans in its French facilities, Avery Dennison invests € 45 million that include five new logistical buildings covering more than 8,700 square metres, a new automated warehouse and an additional high-speed, state-of-the art hotmelt adhesive coater, scheduled to come online during 2024.
On the other hand, in Luxembourg facility that specialises in labels made with acrylic emulsion adhesives, the company has undertaken a € 15 million project to redesign operational flow and add a new emulsion specialty coater. The coater is expected to come online during the first quarter of 2023.
The expansions will enhance the reliability of service for Avery Dennison customers by strengthening the company’s already robust network of manufacturing plants and distribution centres across Europe.
Additionally, these expansions will take the company a step closer to fully embracing Industry 4.0 practices that increase efficiency, reduce operating costs and free its employees to perform safer, higher-value tasks.
“Our investments at Champs-sur-Drac (France) and Luxembourg will allow us to meet customer demand now and into the future by freeing capacity throughout our European manufacturing network,” commented Tim Presto, Vice President of Supply Chain & Operations, EMENA.
