Showa Denko, Carabao Group establish Asia Pacific Can Company Limited for aluminium cans

<p>Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK), and Carabao Group Public Company Limited (CBG), a leading beverage maker in Bangkok, have established a joint corporation &ldquo;Asia Pacific Can Company Limited&rdquo; (APC), and had a foundation stone-laying ceremony. The joint corporation APC will manufacture and sell aluminium cans.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/Showa_Denko.jpg" alt="news" width="480" height="340" /></p> <p>In March this year, SAC signed a partnership agreement with CBG with an investment of 700 million bahts to manufacture and sell aluminium cans in Chachoengsao Province, Bangkok. The aluminium can plant will have a production capacity of 1 billion cans per annum. The operations are expected to start in October 2018.</p> <p>According to the company, &ldquo;APC will mainly manufacture aluminium cans for CBG&rsquo;s beverages for export from Thailand. CBG aims to expand its overseas sales, centering on Southeast Asian countries, China and the United Kingdom&rdquo;.</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>&ldquo;APC will support CBG&rsquo;s overseas operations through stable supply of high-quality aluminium cans manufactured by leading-edge technologies and quality management system built up by SAC over many years.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Showa Denko Group positions its aluminium can business as &ldquo;Growth-accelerating&rdquo; business in its ongoing medium-term business plan &ldquo;Project 2020+&rdquo; with business expansion strategy targeted at Southeast Asia.</p>