The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66925.
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