Regional Vice President Ted Sojourner in the opening inaugural address stated "Today is an important milestone in Essel's Journey of Success. Our new plant investment known as Essel Colombia SAS is a significant strategic event for our continued long term growth and development here in Colombia, and throughout the South America continent. This facility is built with an infrastructure that will support the future capacity expansions and growth. We have now established our Gateway to South America".

The new facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and technology is an expression of Essel 's confidence in the growth potential of the markets it has been serving for over 15 years. It will facilitate servicing the rapidly evolving needs of categories like Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma and Food from reputed local and multinational brands.

Ashok Goel, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, said: "Essel Colombia is a strategic unit for us. On top of our strong local market, it opens up for us the Markets in the Andean Regions and the rest of South America. Our deep knowledge of these markets coupled with our long term commitment, we are confident that this unit will benefit from some of Essel's globally recognized innovative solutions and processes. Delighting our valued customers and unveiling new horizons for their brands. We are truly excited at the opportunity to serve the Latin and South American markets."
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