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ANNIVERSARY
Anniversary

first IS machine for Shandong able to assemble any type of IS the storage and shipping area
in 2007, and now we’re looking machine out of our portfolio. needs expansion to allow for the
forward to the next 10 successful Therefore, it is likely that in the current workload.
years.” future we will assemble also NIS
“On behalf of everyone at and BIS at JB. This would mean GMP&A: Does the JB plant
Bucher Emhart Glass, I’d like of course an expansion of the serve clients from the Asia-Pacific
to congratulate all the team current operation, both in size as region only? If not, for which
at Johor Bahru on the plant’s well as in personnel. Additionally, other regions does it produce?
10th anniversary,” adds Martin
Jetter, Bucher Emhart Glass’
President. “Especially I would
like to mention the high produc-
tion standards and quality lev-
els which they have sustainably
achieved. With an impressive
200 machines manufactured and
delivered, they’ve played a cru-
cial role in our worldwide devel-
opment over the last decade. We
wish them all the very best for
the future.”
SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO
BUCHER EMHART GLASS
GMP&A: Does Bucher Emhart
have in mind any kind of expan-
sion for the Johor Bahru plant?
If you do, are you thinking to
increase the number of person-
nel and size of the plant and/or
to update the kind of machines
produced (NIS and BIS)?

Bucher Emhart Glass: The
Johor Bahru operations are

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