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.
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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.
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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.
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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