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  28/11/2016 | Packaging

Huhtamaki to set up new units in Egypt and India

The Finnish company group Huhtamaki will set up new manufacturing facilities in Egypt and India to boost growth in its flexible packaging business. The largest of the new units will be located in Cairo, while the other two are located in North East India. In addition, one label manufacturing unit in Mumbai will be relocated and modernized, completing a round of investment worth approximately € 32 million across the two countries. The majority of the changes are expected to take place before the end of 2017. Manufacturing at the Egypt facility is scheduled to begin during 2018 and the unit is expected to employ about 300 employees when fully operational. The unit will serve both global and local flexible packaging customers as well as providing an opportunity for Huhtamaki to export its products to other countries. Huhtamaki currently serves flexible packaging customers in Egypt from its operations in UAE and India. To better service customers operating in North East India, a new flexible packaging manufacturing unit will be set up in the state of Assam and a label manufacturing unit in the state of Sikkim. Both units are expected to begin operations during the first half of 2017. In addition, a label manufacturing unit operating in the Greater Mumbai region will be relocated to a new facility in order to secure room for growth.

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