Emerald will now be only three hours to the Mexicali crossing as opposed to over a day, putting Emerald well-positioned to serve produce customers in Arizona and northern Mexico.
The milestone was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 1, attended by federal, state, and local officials, project partners, customers and W&H employees.
The investment adds 11,000 square feet of manufacturing space and state-of-the-art robotics designed to increase production capacity for aluminum foil rolls and containers.
Located just one mile down the road from JBM’s headquarters on Henkel Drive, the first phase of the project will feature a prefabricated concrete building with 28-foot clear height ceilings.
Strategically located in San Jose to serve the needs of medical customers in the Americas, Amcor’s facility will offer optimized supply chain efficiency for trays, die cut lids, forming films, bags, pouches and labels.
Turnover at the Hereford-based business is forecast to hit £12 million this year, with Autopack already £1.5 million ahead of its sales targets in the first quarter of 2025.
The investment will enable Polykar to expand its production capacity and accelerate the development of innovative, environmentally friendly packaging solutions to meet rising market demand.
With this new state-of-the-art equipment, Cosmo Films will now be able to fulfil customer orders within 10–15 days from the order date, thereby helping customers optimize inventory and reduce warehousing costs by providing just-in-time delivery, and gain flexibility in production schedules.
