RESHORING CASE

Hunton Fiber

Company details
Code: 
Hunton Fiber
Company name: 
Hunton Fiber
Company country: 
Norway
Number of employees: 
100
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
Sub-sectors: 
C16.2 - Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
01/04/2017
Reshored to: 
Norway
Location of affected unit(s): 
Gjøvik
Location code: 
NO022
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Estimated job gains: 
60
Reasons for reshoring: 
Automation of production process
Clean technology
Know-how in the home country
Case narrative: 

Hunton Fiber AS was established in 1889 in Gjøvik (Norway). The company currently has over 100 employees. Production and head offices are located in Gjøvik (Norway). Sales and marketing is located in Asker (Norway), while the company also operates sales offices in Sweden and Finland. Hunton is one of European leading producers of wood fiber boards with a production capacity of 145000 kbm, and delivers a wide range of products for the construction industry. Because of the use of high technology, robotics and automation in Norway, combining with experience and expertise, Hunton Fiber are moving their production from Poland back to Norway, says CEO Arne Jebsen. Hunton expects that this movement will provide 40-60 new jobs.

 

Sources: 

E24  01 April 2017

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
Poland
Offshored business function: 
Production
Offshoring governance mode: 
Third party (external suppliers)
Host country geographical area: 
Eastern Europe