Danone will invest €240m in the construction of a new plant in the Netherlands for its early life nutrition business.
The investment will allow Danone to capitalise on growing demand for its international early life nutrition brands, including Aptamil and Nutrilon, for both standard and specialised products. The facility will be built in Cuijk, 10km south of Nijmegen, with production set to begin in late 2017. Incorporating up-to-date technologies and meeting Danone’s targets for sustainability in terms of both energy efficiency and emissions, the site at Cuijk has been chosen in part for its proximity to Danone’s research and development centre in Utrecht.
The new plant represents the French company’s largest investment in its European production capabilities, and will double its capacity in the Netherlands. Output will be exported to more than 80 countries worldwide, it said.
Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition division vice-president Felix Martin Garcia said: “Building our new production plant in Cuijk is a major step for Danone and Nutricia. It will give us the capacity we need to meet rising demand for our early life nutrition products, and is consistent with our 2020 roadmap calling for strong, profitable and sustainable growth. We are also delighted to be making this investment in the Netherlands, where our Nutricia brand has had a proud heritage stretching back over more than 100 years.”
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