Rexam converts US capacity to non-standard beverage cans

The conversion will ensure the company will be able to meet customers' increasing demand.

01/03/06 Rexam, the global consumer packaging company and the world's leading beverage can maker, announces today that, to meet growing demand for innovative sizes, it will convert four of its lines in the US to extend its capacity for special-size beverage cans such as the 16 oz, 24 oz and the new Rexam SLEEK™ cans. Continuous efficiency improvements enable lines to be converted without reducing overall capacity for standard 12 oz cans, which remain a solid and important market for Rexam. The conversions will be completed by the end of this year.

Commenting on the conversion programme, Lars Emilson, Rexam's Chief Executive, said: "We have led the industry in special sizes in beverage cans and they now account for about 10% of our output in the US. We see strong growth in this area and the conversions will ensure that we are able to continue to meet our customers' increasing demand for these types of can."