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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 16.2 - Manufacture Of Products Of Wood, Cork, Straw And Plaiting Materials
60 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Hunton Fiber AS was established in 1889 in Gjøvik (Norway). The company currently has over 100 employees. Production and head offices are located in Gjøvik (Norway). Sales and marketing is located in Asker (Norway), while the company also operates sales offices in Sweden and Finland. Hunton is one of European leading producers of wood fiber boards with a production capacity of 145000 kbm, and delivers a wide range of products for the construction industry. Because of the use of high technology, robotics and automation in Norway, combining with experience and expertise, Hunton Fiber are moving their production from Poland back to Norway, says CEO Arne Jebsen. Hunton expects that this movement will provide 40-60 new jobs.
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