Orora injects $25m into New Zealand operations

International packaging company Orora is increasing its New Zealand manufacturing capabilities, with an injection of more than $25 million in its three key sites in Christchurch, Hastings and Auckland.

Orora supplies packaging products and services to the fresh produce, meat, dairy, grocery, fast-moving consumer goods and industrial markets in Australasia and North America. In New Zealand, the company delivers fibre packaging through its corrugated packaging business, Orora Kiwi Packaging.

“Our investment in a new state-of-the-art Flexo Folder Gluer (FFG) — a complete box-making solution that increases capacity, print capability and print quality — in our Christchurch facility reinforces our strong business confidence in the New Zealand South Island as it rebuilds following the earthquakes that severely impacted the region,” said Orora Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Nigel Garrard.

Investment in Orora’s Hastings operations includes a new FFG, a rotary die cutter to increase the site’s capacity and a new automation solution for its latest die cutter. The company has also created 40 new jobs in the Hawkes Bay area.

Orora has also approved further capital investment in its Auckland operations for a new-generation FFG and a materials handling system to reduce repetitive handling.