Hunton Fiber

Type
Reshoring
Country
Norway
Reshoring from
Poland
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Norge; Innlandet; Innlandet
Location of affected unit(s)
Gjøvik
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
16.2 - Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
16.2 - Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
60 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Hunton Fiber AS was established in 1889 in Gjøvik (Norway). The company currently has over 100 employees. Production and head offices are located in Gjøvik (Norway). Sales and marketing is located in Asker (Norway), while the company also operates sales offices in Sweden and Finland. Hunton is one of European leading producers of wood fiber boards with a production capacity of 145000 kbm, and delivers a wide range of products for the construction industry. Because of the use of high technology, robotics and automation in Norway, combining with experience and expertise, Hunton Fiber are moving their production from Poland back to Norway, says CEO Arne Jebsen. Hunton expects that this movement will provide 40-60 new jobs.  

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Hunton Fiber , Reshoring in Norway, factsheet number 115, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/115.