Plasto

Type
Reshoring
Country
Norway
Reshoring from
China
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Norge;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
22.25 - Processing and finishing of 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. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Plasto, Reshoring in Norway, factsheet number 110, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/110.