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Closure Systems International (CSI) and Has Plastik are pleased to announce the creation of a new strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the growth of both companies while delivering greater value to global and regional beverage bottlers in Turkey and the surrounding regions. This partnership will bring together two world-class suppliers offering closures, packaging equipment and technical services.  The positive benefits will include an expanded geographic footprint for customers and a wider array of product offerings, along with a proven track record of superior customer service.

“This new alliance unites two highly successful and complementary businesses, enabling us to deliver more value to our customers,” said Tim Carr, Vice-President and General Manager of CSI Europe.  “We believe this partnership will significantly enhance our ability to meet rapidly growing demand and extend the range of services we can provide to customers in the region.”  This partnership expands CSI’s presence in the Europe region to include five manufacturing plants, multiple sales offices and a technology R&D center.

“We welcome the opportunity to offer our customers the high performance closure designs provided by CSI,” stated Unal Haspaylan, Commercial Director of Has Plastik. “The strength of our manufacturing systems and regional customer relationships combined with the quality of CSI’s product technologies, broad product portfolio, and bottler application expertise will be extremely beneficial to all stakeholders involved.”

The partnership will offer closures from a manufacturing site located near Istanbul, Turkey with shipments scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2010. The flexible plant design incorporates the ability to scale up quickly and efficiently to support future growth.

About CSI

Closure Systems International, Inc. (CSI) is recognized as a global leader in closure design, manufacturing, and high speed application systems. In addition to quality closures and capping equipment, CSI provides unparalleled customer and technical services globally. Major categories served include carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, juices, isotonics, teas, adult beverages, dairy, foods, and automotive fluids. CSI’s closure systems solutions help customers maximize profits by increasing the marketability of their brands and optimizing their total cost of operations. In its 31 locations worldwide, CSI employs more than 3,000 people.  CSI is part of the Reynolds Packaging Group, an operating division of Rank Group Limited. Please visit CSI’s website at www.csiclosures.com .

For more information, contact:

Tim Carr, VP and General Manager, CSI Europe, 34-93-891-6249, CSIFeedback@csiclosures.com

About Has Plastik

Has Plastik is committed to meeting the needs of customers by providing a wide array of economical capping solutions using state-of-the art manufacturing processes and services. In addition to supplying leading customers in Turkey, Has Plastic exports quality plastic closures to over 40 countries. Major markets served include carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, juices, dairy, food, and personal care products. Please visit Has Plastik’s website at www.hasplastik.com.

For more information, contact:

Unal Haspaylan | Commercial Director, Phone (+90) 212 695 50 00, FAX: (+90) 212 694 97 24, E-Mail: info@hasplastik.com