In the morning hours of October 15, 2008, Toyo Ink
Manufacturing America, LLC, a member of the Toyo Ink Group, celebrated the grand
opening of its new manufacturing facility in a traditional Shinto ceremony held on the
factory premises in Bryan, Texas. In attendance were Mark Conlee, Mayor of Bryan
City; Randy Sims, Brazos County Judge; Ken Mallard, chairman of The Research Valley
Partnership; members of the Bryan Business Council, members of the City Council and
other local officials as well as Kunio Sakuma, president of parent company Toyo Ink Mfg.
Co., Ltd. among other Toyo executives from the United States and abroad.
Principle products to be manufactured at the new $20-million facility are specialty
polymers and related products, such as packaging inks, adhesives and coatings. The
modern, 55,000-square-foot facility sits on 22 acres of the Bryan Business Park and
includes two production plants, a warehouse and an administrative office.
Toyo Ink officially broke ground on the land nearly one year ago to date. The facility is
expected to significantly bolster the company’s product development, production and
customer service capabilities. "The Texas plant is part of Toyo Ink’s strategy to better
serve our US and global customer base and expand our presence in target growth
markets such as industrial adhesives and coatings, and flexible packaging,” says Fusao
Ito, president of the Toyo Ink Group in the Americas. “We are pleased to leverage over a
century of manufacturing expertise in the development of specialty products and
materials right here on US soil.”
The new facility is also part of an economic development agreement signed January 23,
2007 between Toyo Ink and local partner The Research Valley Partnership, a publicprivate
organization serving to boost economic growth in the Brazos County. In addition
to expanding Toyo Ink’s global footprint, the operating unit looks to play a positive role in
the economic life and vitality of the region.
“We have invested more than $20 million to construct and equip our factory and
currently have 15 employees working here with plans to add more by the end of this
year,” remarked John Higgins, chief financial officer of Toyo Ink International Corp., the
Americas regional headquarters, in his speech delivered at the opening ceremony. “It is
our pledge to the people of Bryan that Toyo Ink will ‘act as a responsible citizen
coexisting with society and the earth’ as we grow our business which we believe will help
to further advance the quality of life in Bryan.”
The Texas plant is Toyo Ink’s second production site in North America. The company’s
first factory was established in 1988 in Conyers, Georgia, currently a manufacturing
facility for specialty chemicals used in quality printing inks, plastic colorants and
adhesives.
Toyo Ink
Manufacturing America, LLC, a member of the Toyo Ink Group, celebrated the grand
opening of its new manufacturing facility in a traditional Shinto ceremony held on the
factory premises in Bryan, Texas. In attendance were Mark Conlee, Mayor of Bryan
City; Randy Sims, Brazos County Judge; Ken Mallard, chairman of The Research Valley
Partnership; members of the Bryan Business Council, members of the City Council and
other local officials as well as Kunio Sakuma, president of parent company Toyo Ink Mfg.
Co., Ltd. among other Toyo executives from the United States and abroad.
Principle products to be manufactured at the new $20-million facility are specialty
polymers and related products, such as packaging inks, adhesives and coatings. The
modern, 55,000-square-foot facility sits on 22 acres of the Bryan Business Park and
includes two production plants, a warehouse and an administrative office.
Toyo Ink officially broke ground on the land nearly one year ago to date. The facility is
expected to significantly bolster the company’s product development, production and
customer service capabilities. "The Texas plant is part of Toyo Ink’s strategy to better
serve our US and global customer base and expand our presence in target growth
markets such as industrial adhesives and coatings, and flexible packaging,” says Fusao
Ito, president of the Toyo Ink Group in the Americas. “We are pleased to leverage over a
century of manufacturing expertise in the development of specialty products and
materials right here on US soil.”
The new facility is also part of an economic development agreement signed January 23,
2007 between Toyo Ink and local partner The Research Valley Partnership, a publicprivate
organization serving to boost economic growth in the Brazos County. In addition
to expanding Toyo Ink’s global footprint, the operating unit looks to play a positive role in
the economic life and vitality of the region.
“We have invested more than $20 million to construct and equip our factory and
currently have 15 employees working here with plans to add more by the end of this
year,” remarked John Higgins, chief financial officer of Toyo Ink International Corp., the
Americas regional headquarters, in his speech delivered at the opening ceremony. “It is
our pledge to the people of Bryan that Toyo Ink will ‘act as a responsible citizen
coexisting with society and the earth’ as we grow our business which we believe will help
to further advance the quality of life in Bryan.”
The Texas plant is Toyo Ink’s second production site in North America. The company’s
first factory was established in 1988 in Conyers, Georgia, currently a manufacturing
facility for specialty chemicals used in quality printing inks, plastic colorants and
adhesives.
Toyo Ink
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