Huhtamaki

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Antrim and Newtownabbey
Location of affected unit(s)
Antrim
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17.2 - Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard
17.25 - Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 May 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Huhtamaki has announced plans to create 100 new jobs as it opens a new factory producing paper straws. The new site in Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the result of a 12 million GBP (€13.49 million) investment and comes as the company has secured a deal to provide fast food giant McDonald's. McDonald's has decided to move to paper straws and away from single use plastic following criticisms of the environmental effect of the plastic version. It is not yet known when all of these new jobs will be filled.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Huhtamaki, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97817, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97817.