In an attempt to become more competitive, Danone glass packaging subsidiary BSN Emballage is to specialize production at its various sites based on the use to which its glass products are put. Some such uses are bottling for wines, beers and spirits. It is also to shed 700 posts over 5 years, without redundancies, out of a total workforce of around 3,300. According to the BSN 2003 plan currently being prepared, the group is planning to invest FFr300m in constructing a new factory in the Languedoc region, southern France, which will create about 100 jobs. It thereby hopes to meet increasing demand for glass products for the wine sector. BSN Emballage is to devote a total of FFr1.6bn over the next five years to industrial investments. (whole item)
