Impress Korea, Dongwon Group sign leasing agreement

The newly launched Impress Korea, which is 100% owned by Impress, has signed an agreement with Dongwon Group to lease a production area situated within their Haman plant, located in Gyeongsangnam-do province, in the southeast region of South Korea.

Impress Korea will start local manufacture of aluminum cans for luncheon meat, developed specifically for the Korean market this month.

The rectangular cans have an unusual “necked-out” opening feature to allow easy serving, and are sealed with the company’s Easy Peel ends.

These cans have won several international packaging awards and are already being supplied to Impress’ customer Daesang Corp, one of the leading Korean food manufacturers and a key player in the Southeast Asian luncheon meat market.

“It is essential for Impress to have an industrial presence in Korea due to its economic vitality and importance to the region”, says Francis Labbé, CEO of Impress.

“Our new unit will serve as a platform for bringing further added-value metal packaging products to the Korean market.”