P&G begins construction of their factory
19.02.2008

The symbolic first digging of foundations was performed by Mr Alex Blanco, Vice President of Global Production and Distribution of Skincare Products and Mr Robert L. Robinson, Director of Global Production and Distribution of Skincare Products.

- This is our third Polish project, following the Pampers nappy factory in Warsaw and the Gillette factory for razors and blades in £ód¼ - said Mr Blanco - We chose Aleksandrów in £ód¼ due to its central location and broad access to qualified personnel. What was very important prior to taking the decision was the offer from Aleksandrów's local authorities and the representatives of the £ód¼ Special Economic Zone - he added.

The value of the Aleksandrów investment is 50 million USD.

- The surface area of the cosmetics plant is estimated to be 15,000 m2 and the whole area of the investment site will be around 80,000 m2. That's an area the size of 13 football pitches - Ms Katarzyna Wojciechowska, Director of the projected Olay cosmetics factory stated.

The cosmetics produced at Aleksandrów will reach the markets of Western and Eastern European, the near East and Africa. The production lines will be able to produce over 100 types of face creams and their daily output will be several tons of cosmetics.

- The investment in Aleksandrów is of great significance for the region's development. The Olay plant will be a workplace for 300 people, including both skilled and highly skilled personnel. 210 of the staff will be employed directly by P&G and 90 by selected contractors - said Ms Wojciechowska. The process for the recruitment and training of workers began in November 2007 and is continually in progress. Currently the firm is seeking engineers and production technicians.

The land for the Aleksandrów factory was purchased in September of last year; the plant's project was completed in October and in December the contractor received permission for the site's development, with work connected to the plot's redevelopment began in January. Completion of the first stage of construction is planned for August of this year. According to the work plans, the production lines for the first creams produced will open in December and the first packaging lines will be operating in January 2009. It's forecasted that the initial cosmetics produced by the plant will reach the markets within the first half of next year.

Source: P&G