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SA packaging giant moves into Botswana

Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, has expanded its African footprint with the opening of its first manufacturing plant outside of South Africa – in Botswana.

16 Aug 2007

Part of the company's Rigid Plastics business, Nampak Liquid will produce HDPE bottles mainly for the dairy and fruit-juice industries. Other sectors to be serviced by the new plant are producers of industrial chemicals and household cleaners.

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