To meet increasing market demand for brands seeking faster time to market and the ability to order to demand, ePac Flexible Packaging is opening manufacturing plants in Toronto, Canada, and Portland, Oregon, as well as planning to open a second facility in Los Angeles.
Construction of the ePac Toronto plant is complete and will begin operation on July 1; ePac Portland is set to open on Aug. 1 and ePac Los Angeles 2 will open later this year.
The added capacity not only will serve new customers in the communities ePac is located in, but also will increase ePac’s overall capacity, providing digital printing, laminating and pouch making services across more than 20 plants globally, further allowing the company to serve larger brands in addition to its primary focus on the SMB market.
“We’re excited to open in these new markets, and in the case of Los Angeles add our second plant. Our growing network of manufacturing facilities and assets, including over 40 HP Indigo 20000 digital presses, also enables us to produce much longer run length jobs than what is commonly viewed as the crossover point between digital and analogue printing,” said Virag Patel, ePac’s COO.
Established in 2016, ePac’s founders began with a mission to provide locally based consumer packaged goods companies the ability to compete with large brands with great packaging. The company is focused on sustainability, providing an eco-friendly manufacturing platform and the ability to order to demand, thereby reducing obsolescence.
ePac, headquartered in Austin, Texas, also offers recyclable, compostable and Post Consumer Recycledfilm options, including the markets first child-resistant, resealable PCR pouch, ideal for environmentally focused brands that sell in regulated markets.
