The new manufacturing facility is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter this year
The new facility will help Huhtamaki to better serve existing and new egg packaging customers in KwaZulu-Natal area. (Credit: monicore from Pixabay)
Sustainable packaging solutions provider Huhtamaki has announced plans to establish a new fibre packaging manufacturing facility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The new facility will allow the company to better serve its existing and new egg packaging customers in the KwaZulu-Natal area by delivering a range of locally produced packaging solutions.
Huhtamaki’s new facility, which will be near to one of South Africa’s main export ports, will facilitate competitive exports of egg packaging for customers across East Africa.
Huhtamaki Europe-Asia-Oceania fibre foodservice president Eric Le Lay said: “The addition of a unit in KwaZulu-Natal is an important addition to our fiber packaging footprint in South Africa not only providing efficiencies in our service to customers in South Africa but an additional benefit in terms of proximity to a major port which will drive access to markets across East Africa.
“The new facility sets us up to better meet the growth of the fiber packaging sector and future demand for sustainable packaging. It also strengthens our position in the region significantly.”
Huhtamaki stated that the addition of several new lines will help significantly increase the company’s capacity to better serve the growing customer base in South Africa and East Africa.
Slated to be operational in the fourth quarter this year, the new manufacturing facility is expected to employ around 30 employees upon full operational.
Huhtamaki, which has been operating in South Africa since 2000, employs around 530 people across four manufacturing units and produces fibre packaging for eggs and fruits, foodservice packaging, and flexible packaging.
In December last year, Huhtamaki announced plans to establish a new fibre packaging manufacturing plant at its existing site in Alabuga, Tatarstan in Russia.