Huhtamaki sets up a manufacturing unit to serve the U.S. west coast markets

19 Sep 2016
Huhtamaki

Huhtamaki has agreed to purchase a manufacturing facility to set up a new world class manufacturing and distribution unit in the United States.

The facility is located in Goodyear, Arizona, and is set to service the southwest and west coast foodservice packaging and retail tableware markets.

"This is a significant investment to further grow our foodservice business in the United States and to leverage our global paperboard packaging expertise," says CEO Jukka Moisio.

The total investment including the site purchase and modifications, improvements in infrastructure, and machinery investments and installations is expected to exceed USD 100 million. Majority of the investment will take place in 2016-2017.

Huhtamaki will start using the 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq. ft.) facility as a distribution center in early 2017 and manufacturing is scheduled to begin in late 2017.

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Huhtamaki sets up a manufacturing unit to serve the U.S. west coast markets

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