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Pet Product Maker Buys Parcel for $1.5M

BELLINGHAM, WA-International Absorbents Inc. purchases a 15.6-acre property in the area on which it will build a new, 100,000-sf manufacturing facility. The new plant will consolidate the six Northwest facilities now in operation.

By Gina Binole | Updated on November 12, 2002

BELLINGHAM, WA-International Absorbents Inc., a developer of eco-friendly pet care and industrial products, has bought a 15.6-acre property in the area for $1.5 million.

The company, which trades on the OTC Bulletin Board:IABI, plans to build a new 100,000-sf manufacturing facility on the property. The move is expected to significantly reduce operating costs by consolidating six Northwest facilities now in operation to one.

Company representatives say consolidation will allow International Absorbents to take advantage ofsignificant economies of scale in labor, equipment and energy while eliminating several lease payments for secondary facilities. The new facility will be designed to house four primary processing lines, secondarymanufacturing and assembly, warehousing and the operating company’s corporateoffices. The site has rail and easy highway access with space to provide forfurther expansion to over 200,000 sf.

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