Type
Business expansion
Country
Sweden
Region
Östra Mellansverige; Östergötlands län;
Location of affected unit(s)
Braviken (outside Norrköping)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials
Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products

110 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 August 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2010
Foreseen end date
1 September 2010

Description

Holmen Paper is building a saw mill, which is planned to be the biggest in Scandinavia. The first step was taken on August 11, and the construction in Braviken is intended to be finished in slightly more than one year. This will result in 110 new jobs in autumn 2010. The new Saw mill in Braviken will produce building timber to the markets in Scandinavia and Great Britain. Other possible markets are Japan, USA and the rest of Europe. Holmen Group has 2200 employees.


Sources

  • 11 August 2009: Dagens Arbete

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Holmen Paper, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 69564, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69564.