Berry Plastics announced that it is planning for an investment in a state-of-the-art asset to provide an incremental 16,000 metric tons (16 KMT) of capacity serving the North American markets. This investment, that will be a part of the company’s Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division, is targeted to meet forecasted customer growth and will be focused on premium applications in desired hygiene and healthcare markets. Berry Plastics will conduct a search for the best location for the investment. Current projections are for startup in 2018, aligned with customer demand and the company’s current production capacities and expected growth.

“This exciting news demonstrates strong commitment to our customers’ growth, as well as advances our prominent market position in hygiene and healthcare material solutions,” says Larry Goldstein, North America president of Berry Plastics’ Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division.