ORBIS ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ITS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN URBANA, OHIO

OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin – November 1, 2023 – ORBIS® Corporation, an international leader in reusable packaging, has expanded its manufacturing facility located in Urbana, Ohio. This expansion adds 30% more space for ORBIS container and pallet production, and allows ORBIS to add more presses and tooling, increase capacity and shorten lead times. Together with its favorable geographic location for optimizing freight transportation, the Urbana plant expansion will help ORBIS better serve its customers throughout the country.

“A more sustainable supply chain starts with reuse. Our customers rely on us to help them move their goods through the supply chain more sustainably with reusable packaging.” says Norm Kukuk, president of ORBIS. “This expansion gives us the flexibility and capacity we need to improve the production of our packaging products. The people at our Urbana plant are dedicated, committed and focused on serving the customer. This expansion provides them with the infrastructure to make that possible.”

ORBIS helps companies move from single-use packaging to reusable packaging products that offer long shelf life and many trips through the supply chain. The reusable packaging products manufactured at the plant are used in many industries, including automotive, food, beverages and consumer packaged goods.

“ORBIS has been a part of Urbana for decades,” says Todd Mathes, executive vice president of operations at ORBIS. says Todd Mathes, executive vice president of operations at ORBIS. “This expansion, located at 200 Elm Street, is not only an investment in our existing infrastructure, but also an opportunity to take advantage of emerging manufacturing technologies.”

ORBIS, part of Menasha Corporation, headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has 11 manufacturing plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This expansion at Urbana increases the company’s overall molding capacity by 10%, while increasing energy efficiency.

“This new facility is the culmination of a 13-year effort to revitalize the old site and strengthen the community,” said Rich Ebert, director of the Champaign Economic Partnership. “As a community, we are thrilled that ORBIS Corporation has decided to expand its presence here in Urbana; its dedication to providing reusable packaging helps meet the sustainability demands of today’s supply chain. We look forward to seeing it thrive as a leader in sustainable packaging, and we are eager to continue to grow our year-long partnership.”

ORBIS worked with local Ohio contractors to develop and build this expansion. ORBIS also partnered with Damewood Enterprises and its related business, Phoenix AG, to lease 672,000 square feet of warehouse space in its all-new off-site warehouse in Urbana. For more information, please visit ORBIS online at: https://www.orbiscorporation.com/en-us/.