Bennau Glass has celebrated its re-opening with a grand ceremony.
The site at the Port of Kalama, USA began production of made its first production-quality bottles in July and plans to produce 100 million bottles annually at full capacity.
After four speakers addressed the group and a moment of silence was held for the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, Bennu officials held a luncheon and led tours of the fully operating plant.
The wine-bottle manufacturing plant site has created 95 new jobs.
Bennu bought the plant at foreclosure auction in March 2010 for $64.8 million. The company then spent an additional $35 million to get the plant operating, including $12 million for a new, giant furnace fueled by liquid oxygen and natural gas.
Bennu is owned by New York-based financial firm Medley Capital, which invested about $30 million in the $109 million Cameron plant.
