Jefferson Smurfit courts wine industry from Mississauga bag-making plant

摘要

"Well done,but lads,we're only starting."Those were the words of Tony Smurfit,president and CEO of international packaging supplier Jefferson Smurfit Group,to the crew which started up Smurfit's North American production facility for Bag-in-Box~(TM)packages recently in Mississauga,ON.Smurfit is a strong player in wine cask(bag inside a box)category in Europe,and has plans to boost its presence in the North American market from a local base.The bag-in-box concept,which can be used for wine or other liquid foods,consists of a multi-layer bag fitted with a plastic tap and enclosed in a corrugated cardboard box.