| YORK, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokyo-based | | | | Information provided and statements contained in |
| Tahara Machinery, Ltd., has licensed Graham | | | | this press release that are not purely historical are |
| Packaging Company, L.P., to manufacture its | | | | forward-looking statements within the meaning of |
| electrically driven blow-molding machines and market | | | | Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the |
| them in Europe. | | | | Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation |
| Tahara President Katsutoshi Saeki said his company | | | | Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking |
| would collaborate with Graham Packaging to | | | | statements only speak as of the date of this press |
| consolidate Tahara's position as a cutting-edge | | | | release and Graham Packaging assumes no obligation |
| producer of electrically driven blow molding machines . | | | | to update the information included in this press |
| Tahara introduced the first electrically driven | | | | release. Such forward-looking statements include |
| blow-molding machine in 1994. | | | | information concerning Graham Packaging's |
| Under the licensing agreement, Graham Packaging will | | | | possible or assumed future results of operations. |
| manufacture the machines at its Graham Poland | | | | These statements often include words such as |
| factory and market them in Europe through a | | | | "approximate," "believe," |
| Warsaw company, Muehsam-Elektromech Jan K. | | | | "expect," "anticipate," |
| Muehsam i Wspolnicy Spolka Jawna. | | | | "intend," "plan," |
| Graham Packaging, based in York, Pennsylvania, is a | | | | "estimate" or similar expressions. |
| worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale | | | | These forward-looking statements are not historical |
| of technology-based, customized blow-molded plastic | | | | facts, and are based on current expectations, |
| containers for the branded food and beverage, | | | | estimates and projections about Graham Plastic |
| household, personal care/specialty, and automotive | | | | Machinery , management's beliefs and certain |
| lubricants product categories. | | | | assumptions made by management, many of which, |
| The company has an extensive blue-chip customer | | | | by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond |
| base that includes many of the world's largest | | | | Graham Packaging's control. Accordingly, |
| branded consumer products companies. It produces | | | | readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking |
| more than 20 billion container units annually at 84 | | | | statements are not guarantees of future |
| plants in North America, Europe, and South America | | | | performance and are subject to certain risks, |
| and had sales of $2.56 billion in 2008. | | | | uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to |
| Graham Packaging is a leading U.S. supplier of plastic | | | | predict. Although Graham Packaging believes that the |
| containers for hot-fill juice and juice drinks, sports | | | | expectations reflected in such forward-looking |
| drinks, drinkable yogurt and smoothies, nutritional | | | | statements are reasonable as of the date made, |
| supplements, wide-mouth food, dressings, condiments | | | | expectations may prove to have been materially |
| and beers; the leading global supplier of plastic | | | | different from the results expressed or implied by |
| containers for yogurt drinks; a leading supplier of | | | | such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise |
| plastic containers for liquid fabric care products, dish | | | | required by law, Graham Packaging also disclaims any |
| care products and hard-surface cleaners; and the | | | | obligation to update its view of any such risks or |
| leading supplier in the U.S., Canada and Brazil of | | | | uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any |
| one-quart/liter plastic motor oil containers. | | | | revisions to the forward-looking statements made in |
| The Blackstone Group of New York is the majority | | | | this press release. |
| owner of Graham Packaging. | | | | |