Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, has announced that its Águas Claras beverage can plant in Brazil has been awarded The Shingo Prize. 

This follows the award of the Shingo Silver medal and Bronze medal respectively to two other Rexam plants in Brazil; the Recife plant, which manufactures beverage can ends, and the Jundiaí plant which makes plastic packaging for personal care applications.  

Jon Alder, Director Group Lean Enterprise, commented: “This is a fantastic achievement and a real credit to the teams working in the plants. Shingo is recognised as the ultimate achievement in operational excellence. We have our own awards to take our plants ever further along the path to excellence. But the global Shingo prize, with its process of independent assessment, is the pinnacle.” 

Graham Chipchase, Rexam’s Chief Executive, added: “I am very proud of what these plants have achieved. These awards are the culmination of 10 years of constant progress towards world class status. We will now use the experience gained to elevate more of our plants to this level as we work towards our vision to be the best global consumer packaging company.”