US-based Sonoco Products is planning to develop a new packaging centre in Duracell's facility at Shugart Farms Industrial Park in Fairburn, Georgia, US.
To be built with an investment of around $20m, the new facility will support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operation, as well as produce packaging materials and retail merchandising displays.
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Scheduled to open by 2018, the centre is expected to create 130 full-time and 465 part-time jobs.
Sonoco Products Company display and packaging division vice-president and general manager Philippe Erhart said: “This is a one-of-a-kind relationship in our industry, where we have the opportunity to supply a diverse range of packaging products and services which come together as a single integrated solution.
“This will require the building of a skilled, diverse team, and we’re proud to work with Duracell to create hundreds of jobs in the state of Georgia to make this a success for everyone involved.”
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Sonoco is also collaborating with other entities, such as the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), as part of its Fairburn project.
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