Graham Packaging is buying the remaining shares in its joint venture Graham Innopack de Mexico.

The deal will give Graham 100% ownership of three manufacturing plants in Mexico. These, along with two others acquired from Owens-Illinois last year, solidify the company’s position as a leading supplier of blow-moulded plastic containers in Mexico.

Earlier this year the company bought four Tetra Pak lines to produce HDPE plastic bottles for dairy and nutritional beverages, for major customers in Belgium, Brazil, Turkey and the US.