The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17.21 - Manufacture Of Corrugated Paper And Paperboard And Of Containers Of Paper And Paperboard
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 November 2023
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Footprint Poland, a manufacturer of cardboard boxes, will open a new factory in Piekary Slaskie, which will employ about 300 people in the next years, with 200 expected to be hired by 2024.The construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. Originally, plans were in place to build a logistics centre at the factory site currently under construction. However, late last year, a decision shift occurred, and the Hillwood logistics hall is now preparing to meet Footprint's production needs. The first recruitment of employees (about 100 people) is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024; by the end of next year, 200 people are expected to be hired. Partial production will begin in June 2024. Footprint Poland is a company with capital from the United States and is headquartered in Warsaw. It was founded in 2019 and operates in the corrugated and solid-fiber box manufacturing sector.
Eurofound (2023), Footprint Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 200504, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200504.
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