{"id":6074,"date":"2025-03-24T04:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=6074"},"modified":"2025-03-24T04:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:58:45","slug":"oji-opens-fifth-manufacturing-facility-in-indias-sri-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=6074","title":{"rendered":"Oji opens fifth manufacturing facility in India\u2019s Sri City"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Oji India Packaging, part of Japan\u2019s Oji Group, has launched its fifth manufacturing facility in Sri City, which is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n

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This new plant, which is said to be the largest of its type in South Asia, will focus on producing corrugated boxes and packaging materials, offering eco-friendly and high-quality solutions for the local market.<\/p>\n

Covering an area of 43,000m\u00b2, the facility aims to meet the rising demand for corrugated packaging in the region.<\/p>\n

The plant will start with 130 employees, with plans to grow its workforce to 300 over time.<\/p>\n

The facility\u2019s opening ceremony was attended by Oji Holdings president and CEO Hiroyuki Isono, Japan\u2019s consul general Muneo Takahashi, and Sri City founder and managing director Ravindra Sannareddy.<\/p>\n

Sannareddy commended Oji India for choosing Sri City, noting that the company is the 31st Japanese company to set up operations within the Sri City Special Economic Zone.<\/p>\n

Isono highlighted the plant\u2019s role in advancing sustainable packaging and driving regional economic development.<\/p>\n

He also emphasised Sri City\u2019s significance in strengthening Indo-Japanese business relations, referring to it as India\u2019s second-largest Japanese township.<\/p>\n

Oji India is known for supplying its heavy-duty packaging products to various sectors.<\/p>\n

With existing plants in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu, this new facility complements the company\u2019s global strategy and contributes to India\u2019s industrial growth.<\/p>\n

Sannareddy was quoted by various media agencies as saying: \u201cTheir [the company\u2019s] presence will enhance supply chain efficiency and cater to the packaging needs of existing industries. We are proud to welcome yet another global leader to our thriving manufacturing hub.\u201d<\/p>\n

In February last year, Shirako chose<\/a> Oji Group\u2019s paper products for its \u2018Sumapura\u2019 seaweed packaging.<\/p>\n

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