Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-210-6767 tom.thielding@wedc.org
Link to Release: http://inwisconsin.com/aptar/
Investment will retain 424 jobs in Waukesha County
MADISON, May 6, 2013 – AptarGroup, Inc., Mukwonago, Wis., has committed to a further investment of approximately $50 million at its 290,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Mukwonago.
The company has already begun with over $3 million in additional research and development expenditures since the program announcement as well as approximately $2 million of investment to upgrade its plant and capacity expansion opportunities. Additionally, the company is in the process of a worldwide SAP systems upgrade. Implementation at Mukwonago is to occur during the third quarter of this year. This will expand the Mukwonago location’s ability to share harmonized system processes and key data on a global basis.
Steve Hagge, President & Chief Executive Officer of AptarGroup commented, “Our facility in Mukwonago has continually been an important location for our regional and global business, not only as a manufacturing plant, but also as a hub for our research and development activities. Our continuous investment in this facility also recognizes the important contributions made by our employees in Mukwonago to our innovation, quality, and customer service.”
Over the next three years, the company will acquire new manufacturing equipment and invest in research and development to maintain improved efficiencies at its Mukwonago facility. The investment will help retain 424 jobs in Waukesha County. In July, 2012, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) made Aptar eligible for up to $2.3 million in tax credits to support the project.
“AptarGroup’s investment to support its facility in Mukwonago speaks to the commitment by the company to maintain its footprint in Wisconsin as part of its global presence,” said Reed E. Hall, secretary and CEO of WEDC.
AptarGroup is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative dispensing systems for the beauty, personal care, home care, pharmaceutical, food, and beverage markets. AptarGroup provides value-added dispensing systems to global consumer product marketers. The company is present in 19 different countries with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America.
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