Container Manufacturer Expands in Alberta and Ontario
Canadian Plastics
Industrial Containers Ltd. (ICL) is expanding its facilities in St. Albert, Alta. and Etobicoke, Ont. In Alberta, an expansion project doubled current plant size to a total of over 65,000 sq. ft. In a...
Industrial Containers Ltd. (ICL) is expanding its facilities in St. Albert, Alta. and Etobicoke, Ont. In Alberta, an expansion project doubled current plant size to a total of over 65,000 sq. ft. In addition to providing extra storage room, the extra floor space will be used to accommodate new injection molding machinery for ICL’s line of injection molded pails.
The company also announced an expansion to its Etobicoke facility, which it says will used for new machinery and an increase in production capacity.
Both locations also perform printing on the containers using silk screen and dry offset processes, and are registered to ISO 9002.
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