Alcan will invest $27.5 million for an expansion project in its Pharma Center in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Alcan Packaging Shelbyville is a leading supplier and the only North American facility in the packaging industry dedicated to pharmaceutical flexible packaging materials. The expansion is expected to be operational by February 2008. “This investment demonstrates Alcan’s ongoing effort to anticipate its customers' expanding needs and to deliver the highest value added products and services,” said Michael Rubenstein, President, Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging. “This expansion will provide additional capacity that will meet the projected growth in the North American pharmaceutical packaging industry over the coming years,” added Mr. Rubenstein. The expansion will include the installation of a laminator, eight color gravure printing press, slitter, clean room, finishing/packing complex, warehouse facility and cure room. The project will create 40-50 new positions in Alcan Packaging Shelbyville’s facility when completed. The site presently employs approximately 150 people.