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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.29 - Manufacture Of Other Plastic Products
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
1 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Plasto AS is located in Åndalsnes (Norway). It delivers a wide range of platic products to many different industries, whose demands and requirements are quite diverse. Considering price, technology, proximity to market and improve the ability to develop new products and technology, Plasto AS moved its manufacturing activities from China back to Norway. Now production is completely automated with robots, and production can run 24/7, says Lars Stenerud, the CEO of Plasto.
Eurofound (2017), Plasto, Reshoring in Norway, factsheet number 110, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/110.
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