Type
Reshoring
Country
Norway
Reshoring from
Poland
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Fredrikstad
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials
Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials
16.21 - Manufacture Of Veneer Sheets And Wood-Based Panels

10 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
1 March 2016

Description

Norwegian company RBI interiør has planned to move its production of all MDF panels (Medium density fireboard) back to Norway, from Sweden and Poland. The "SmartPanel" model in particular has been already been moved to Fredrikstad. This change in production strategy required the movement of 30 employees from Skjeberg, Sweden and the recruitment of 20 new employees. Production is now taking place in a new automated factory in Fredrikstad. Production capacity at this site is currently about 800 sq. metres per hour. Remi Bergstrøm, head of Smart Board Production said that RBI interior aims to reach 10 million sq. metres per year. The factory is receiving large investments for five production lines that will be in operation by the end of the reshoring process. These investments total approximately NOK 35-40 million (EUR 3.7 - 4.2 million USD 4.2 - 4.8 million).  


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2015), RBI Interior, Reshoring in Norway, factsheet number 239, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/239.