Eviosys increases its investments in Brittany to support the dynamic canning industry sector

Milan, May 23, 2022: Eviosys, an international smart and sustainable packaging company, announces new investments in one of its sites in France, in Concarneau (eastern Brittany). Eviosys, which supplies major international brands with printed cans and easy-open lids, is modernizing the site by investing in new production and printing equipment.

Eviosys Concarneau has been one of the emblems of the industrial landscape in Brittany since 1924. The company, which employs more than 200 people in France, produces round and rectangular metal cans and easy-open, locally painted and printed lids.

Preserves are practical, ecological and appreciated by consumers and sales on supermarket shelves confirm their success, as shown by growth figures of +3.7% in volume and +4.8% in value between 2019 and 2021 (source Kantar).
To support this growth, Eviosys Concarneau has made significant industrial investments over the past two years, with a considerable advantage for the company: a new printing line, new production lines for easy-open lids, robotization, automated camera control and modernization of workspaces. for employees. Investments will continue to improve plant performance and customer satisfaction.

François Querrioux, Director of Operations

“While Eviosys is a global player, it is also at the heart of local ecosystems. From Concarneau, Eviosys supplies the main agri-food and canning companies in the west of the country. This pride in a local presence is reflected everywhere in the world. Eviosys is firmly committed to preserving and advancing its environmental credentials and continually invests in plant and eco-innovation, working towards the goal of being the first choice in innovative and sustainable packaging.”

Eviosys essentially supplies companies in the regions where it operates, thus supporting the local economy and favoring the development of the labor market with new job opportunities for highly qualified operators. Helps protect the environment by producing and delivering 100% recyclable packaging made in close proximity to cannery producers.

Eviosys

Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Eviosys is a world leader in metal packaging, manufacturer of food cans and related closures, aerosol cans, metal capsules and promotional containers for the storage of products belonging to hundreds of brands.

Eviosys is the largest European manufacturing company in the sector, with 6,300 employees, 44 production plants located in 17 different countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA area). In 2020, it recorded a turnover of 1.9 billion euros. Eviosys is a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, LP.

Metal packaging: a circular economy model.

Metal is a 100% and infinitely recyclable material. Metal containers are very easily disposed of and the collected material is reintegrated into the metal production cycle. In France, 83.4% of metal packaging is recycled (Metal Packaging Europe).

For more information, visit www.eviosys.com