HUHTAMAKI: Modernisation of China manufacturing plant / Completion planned for end 2017
Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki (Espoo; www.huhtamaki.com) is investing approximately EUR 15m to expand and modernise its plant in Guangzhou, China. The investment will include an expansion of the manufacturing site, improvements in plant layout and the installation of additional high-speed machinery.
“With its growing population and rapid urbanisation China is an important market for our quick service and specialty coffee customers. With this investment we will create a modern, efficient, high-capacity manufacturing unit and significantly improve our productivity and capability to serve our customers in the future,” said CEO Jukka Moisio.
The move follows plans announced in June to improve the competitiveness of its Foodservice business in China and consolidate manufacturing in the south of the country – see Plasteurope.com of 29.06.2016.
The modernised unit will manufacture a defined core Foodservice packaging product range. Most of the work will take place in the latter part of 2016 and early 2017, with completion expected by the end of 2017.
History Of HUHTAMAKI :
We proudly bear the name of our founder, Mr. Heikki Huhtamäki. Young Heikki, a village baker’s son, established Huhtamäki Industries in 1920 in Kokkola, Finland. Ever since then, we’ve followed his spirit of adventure in exploring new opportunities across the world.
By the 1960s, our packaging business was fully established, with Polarpak leading the European paper cup market. In the 1970s we started to expand our presence and technical capabilities outside Finland and we haven’t stopped since. Simply put, we’ve expanded with our customers as their consumer markets have grown.
Today we operate around the world, manufacturing in six continents. We continue to form important partnerships and to make acquisitions where it counts for our customers, as well as growing organically. Right now, we’re growing our presence in fast-growing regions, including Africa and the Middle East. So we’re well placed to serve both global and local customers – wherever you see your next opportunity.
