Spacious High Point, NC plant includes high efficiency and state of the art lines, dedicated quality control and test labs for Packaging and Industrial Laminates business segments.
Louisville, KY – LLFlex – a global leader in packaging materials and industrial laminate solutions for the building & construction, wire & cable, tobacco and other consumer packaging industries – is set to open a new 73,500-square-foot fully integrated manufacturing facility in High Point, North Carolina, that will provide our quality products and services to our customers in the US and around the world. The new plant will significantly expand the company’s output capacity and include equipment supporting both of LLFlex’s two main business segments, Packaging and Industrial Laminates.
The expansive and pristine facility will initially employ approximately 30 new personnel and run two eight-hour shifts. Projected growth will create an estimated 15-20 additional jobs, bringing the total to around 50 employees, over the next 2 years. The plant will be fully temperature and humidity controlled, and will be cGMP compliant, Foreign Trade Zone certified and ISO 9001:2015 accredited. The plant will house high-speed, high-efficiency equipment for custom laminating, coating, embossing, and slitting to address the growing demand for our products. Staffed with an innovative and knowledgeable team, the facility will utilize state of the art automated slitting and packaging robotics to provide short lead times and customized solutions.
For the company’s Packaging segment, which comprises solutions for the tobacco, consumer and healthcare markets, a new laminator with two solvent coating stations and a new slitter will provide additional annual capacity of more than 20 million lbs. of product. These assets will supplement to and provide supply chain risk mitigation to the existing Louisville facility by manufacturing innerfoil and printed innerframe for tobacco packaging, laminated folding carton stock, label and base stock for lotto/gaming, laminated convolute canister stock and many other unique products for various packaging applications.
For the Industrial Laminates segment, which caters to the wire & cable, building & construction and other industrial markets, a new laminator with multiple coating stations and dedicated slitter will be complemented by a new steel, copper and aluminum slitter with an annual capacity of 40 million lbs.
The substantial facility gives LLFlex plenty of room for growth and will include significant space for a regional warehouse, distribution and logistics center. The company also plans to add a variety of new infrastructure over time, including additional laminators, slitters and other ancillary production equipment.
“The new facility is a culmination of our commitment to customer service, production excellence and market share growth,” said Victor Dixon, CEO of LLFlex. “The new space, new equipment and new team members all add value in terms of manufacturing expertise, quality control, innovative product ideation and value-added industry partnerships. Each of these strengths has allowed LLFlex to offer optimized customer service, and helped reaffirm the company’s legacy as a leader in the industries it serves.”
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About LLFlex, LLC
LLFlex, LLC is a leader in packaging materials and industrial laminate solutions for the building & construction, wire & cable, and tobacco packaging & other printable substrate markets. The company has operations in Kentucky and North Carolina. LLFlex markets its product portfolio through its network of global agents and partners.
For the building & construction sectors, LLFlex provides a full line of laminated insulation and radiant barrier facers designed to meet the industry’s requirements for gas & moisture barrier, product adhesion, reflectivity, durability, and longevity. For the wire & cable industry, the company’s Reyshield™ Cable Wrap yields a line of mono and co-ex layered film formulations using proven, high quality resins throughout the structure for consistent, reliable long-term performance. For tobacco packaging, LLFlex is North America’s largest supplier of cigarette inner liner material and produces printed innerframe. Additionally, LLFlex manufacturers various laminates for flexible packaging applications such as folding carton basestock, lotto board, convolute canister stock, gift wrap and various other applications. LLFlex’s extensive laminating experience with various substrates makes them a preferred supplier of packaging products for many consumer product industries.
For more information, call (800) 634-3645 or visit www.llflex.com.