Grupo Gondi, Mexico, will build a new converting plant in Hunucma, Yucatan. The new plant will supply current and future needs of clients that manufacture in the Yucatan region, including Cerveceria Yucateca, as well as the needs of markets in southeast Mexico and Central America.

With this investment, Grupo Gondi is supporting its commitment to its long-term supply agreement with ABI. To bring this investment to fruition, Grupo Gondi has acquired a 50,000 sq. meter piece of property located 6 km from ABI’s new brewery.

"This is another step in our expansion strategy based on providing the market with the best option for packaging solutions and supporting the investments of our major clients. Grupo Gondi will continue to focus on the consistency of our processes, product differentiation, and constant innovation, in this way fortifying our presence in the Mexican market and contributing to the strengthening of our long term relationships with our clients," said Eduardo Posada, Grupo Gondi’s CEO.

Highlights on the new plant include:

• The plant will be built in two phases
• State of the art technology with new equipment will be used
• Plant will manufacture corrugated boxes, high graphics micro-flute boxes, and folding carton boxes
• Like all Grupo Gondi plants, the new plant will be managed under a lean manufacturing management structure.

Grupo Gondi has 62 years of experience in the Mexican paper and packaging market. Currently, the company employs more than 6,800 people, and is made up of 13 companies, with 6 recycled paper mills, 9 box manufacturing plants (with a total of 13 corrugators) and 4 modern high graphics facilities. Grupo Gondi specializes in the production of recycled paper for packaging, coated carrierboard (Gondikote®), corrugated boxes, solid fiber boxes, folding carton boxes, micro-corrugated preprinted boxes, and laminated preprinted boxes (Gondifilm®).