Company profile: Royal Can Making Co
Royal Can Making Company unveils Iraq container glass plan
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raq-based holding company Royal Can Making Company plans to set up a greenfield container glass factory with a capacity of about 1200 tons per day. The plant, south of Baghdad, will be built over the next three years with a first flint furnace of 520 tons per day operational by Aug 2023. Established in 1995 in Iraq, Royal Can Making Company investor is a holding company involved in several areas of business encompassing manufacturing, distribution, and marketing. The company, owned by Mr Saad Kola, has diversified into several segments ranging from hospitality, pharma and FMCG. Having a strong and efficient distribution network, knowledge of local market and resources which are one of its most important assets in its business in Iraq they fully own, manufacture, and distribute the following brands: Pioneer Pharma, Royal Can Making Co and Middle East for manufacturing packing Materials Co. Founded in June 2012, Royal Can Making is based in the Sulaymaniyah -Kurdistan region of Iraq, while Middle East for Manufacturing Packing Materials was founded in November 2017 and is based in Baghdad, Iraq. Both companies are specialist aluminium can manufacturers in Iraq, with two facilities, one in Sulaymaniyah and the second one in Baghdad. RCMC has a combined production capacity of 4
billion cans annually. Having had a majority stake in can supply in Iraq, Mr Kola said the RCMC group sees a logical extension to its business and an opportunity to supply glass bottles to the domestic market. He said: “Our clients have been asking for Glass. About 30% of our clients use it for beverages such as Pepsi and juices etc. “There is currently no container glass factory today in Iraq. There are 40 milion people in Iraq so there are huge demands for glass, particularly now with the focus on the environment and efforts to minimise plastic consumption. “Glass use is expected to grow more in future. Glass is currently imported into Iraq from neighbouring countries and transportation costs are extremely high, as well as customs costs. “This has pushed us to accelerate the construction of the glass plant.” The food industry is gaining importance from the Government and is expected to be one of the most important components of the national economy in the near future. The majority of glass manufactureed at the site will be for domestic use but the company may export in future. Royal Can will have a new company for the glass business.The English name is AL-Malakeya Glass manufacturing company. Royal Can has collaborated with German engineering company cm.project.ing as its
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