July 26, 2022.
The information was prepared by public relations manager Inga Ieviņa.
On Monday, July 25, on his first visit to Ventspils, the main investor of SIA “Forpet Baltic”, developer of various innovation projects and philanthropist David Jakobašvili came to get to know Ventspils, Ventspils Freeport and evaluate the development of SIA “Forpet Baltic”, where more than 14 million euros.
David Jakobašvili praised the orderliness and development of the industrial environment in Ventspils and in talks with representatives of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency, Ventspils Municipality and Ventspils Freeport Authority expressed readiness to seriously consider the development of other investment projects in this region.
The implementation of the project of the innovative, environmentally friendly food packaging production company “Forpet Baltic” in Ventspils Freeport started in May 2021. The total amount of investment in the project is already more than 14 million euros. “Forpet Baltic” is currently the largest investment project in Ventspils. Although the production plant is still under construction, it already has 50 employees. These are both office and production workers who learn to work on the new equipment already in the process of testing it.
Currently, the main technical equipment has already been purchased and installed, and equipment testing has begun. The first trial products have already been tested and praised by customers. At the same time, the company has started work on the next stage of development and the purchase of additional equipment, which could double sales and increase the number of employees to 160.
The main production of the company will be coffee cups, their caps and other, mainly food-related packaging from recycled PET. In addition, the new technology allows the product to be recycled an unlimited number of times.
The 6,300-square-meter production building in the Ventspils High-tech Park “Forpet Baltic” is being built by SIA “Ostas celtnieks” on the order of the Ventspils Freeport Authority. The grand opening of the new factory could take place in the second half of the year after all works are completed.
Since 2002, in the industrial territory of Ventspils Freeport, investing more than 50 million euros, 11 production buildings have been built by order of Ventspils Freeport and more than 20 production companies have been attracted, creating more than 1700 new jobs. Growth indicators in the manufacturing industry allow Ventspils to occupy a stable place among the industrial centers of the region.
Additional information:
public relations manager Inga Ieviņa 63602329, 26520710, [email protected], [email protected]
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