US-based Liqui-Box, a liquid packaging company, has opened a new facility in China.
With this new 120,000-ft2 facility, Liqui-Box expects to reach its growing customer base in Asia markets.
ChinaDaily quoted Liqui-Box Asia-Pacific general manager Eric Chen as saying, "This is an exciting milestone that will strengthen our presence in Asia and enable us to leverage local sourcing opportunities as well as serve our customers more efficiently and effectively."
The company produces packaging for liquid and semi-liquid products. This includes dairy, beverage and food markets.
Liqui-Box vice-president of marketing and strategy Paul Kase was quoted by ChinaDaily as saying that the growth potential for the company in China and other Asian regions is enormous with the growing middle class, said .
Kase added, "The population is growing and the opportunities for flexible packaging are growing, so we see a lot of growth opportunities in that region.
"There's a shift in the beverage segment from steel-transfer tanks - not flexible packaging - into flexible packaging. It's a more sustainable, more economical food packaging alternative. Bag-in-box bag will have a greener and better carbon footprint."
