BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

03/06/2009

Linpac Packaging considers Belarus factory

By Richard Higgs

Global packaging group Linpac wants to expand manufacture in Eastern Europe with tentative plans for a new food packaging materials plant in the former Soviet Union state of Belarus.

Linpac Packaging, part of the UK-based Linpac Group, stated it is in initial talks with the Belarus authorities on establishing a fresh unit to serve the growing food packaging market in Central and Eastern Europe. The packaging firm already operates a plant in Poland.

The Belarus plant is set to produce expandable polystyrene food trays for meat, fish and other foods and packaging film in an industrial development zone in Gomel, reported the official Belarus news agency BELTA. It said Linpac Packaging is expected to create 140 jobs locally.

The agency quoted the Gomel administrative authority as saying Linpac Packaging of Knottingley, Yorshire, has already signed a letter of intent jointly with the local authorities to proceed with the investment project. But a Linpac spokesman insisted talks are still at an early stage.

Commenting on the expansion plan, Linpac Packaging's president and managing director Ralf Wunderlich said: "Belarus is well located for serving emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe. We are currently considering building an additional manufacturing site in Belarus and have initiated preliminary discussions with the authorities there.

"Depending on the outcome of these discussions, and further market research, we will make a decision about whether to proceed with this facility," he explained.

Linpac Packaging, with annual sales of ?940m, operates from 25 sites in 19 different countries with a total workforce of 4,000.

Source:

http://www.prw.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=1244025431

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