Leicester Paper Company

Type
Business expansion
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Antwerpen; Arr. Mechelen
Location of affected unit(s)
Duffel
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 July 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

The UK tissue and toilet paper manufacturer LPC will double its production capacity in Belgium from 35,000 to 80,000 tonnes. LPC Belgium currently has one paper-making machine and aims to install a second one by 2010 on the site of Duffel. The plant is currently responsible for 17 per cent of the group’s overall production capacity.This expansion will create 100 new jobs by 2010.

Sources

  • 2 July 2008: De Standaard
  • 2 July 2008: De Morgen

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Leicester Paper Company, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 66925, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66925.