TAGS: Toiletries
Henkel announces a USD 23 million investment in its North American manufacturing facilities. The major investment will provide new equipment and a series of improvements that will support additional production of Dial® liquid hand soap and hand sanitizers at its Geneva, NY and West Hazleton, PA sites.
Expansion to Supply Essential Products
To support new lines, which will contribute about 45 to 55 percent of total production at the Geneva facility. The company’s facility in Geneva, acquired by Henkel in 2018, will also be re-branded from Zotos Professional to Henkel to reflect the expansion of its operations beyond professional
hair care products to supply essential products like antibacterial soap and hand sanitizers.
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We are thrilled to announce a supply expansion of essential products in North America. It is not only a win-win for our business, it will support our local job and economic growth. Investing in Dial will provide consumers and businesses with much needed home and personal hygiene products,” said Doug Parkinson, Vice President of Operations at Henkel’s Geneva facility.
Investment in New Equipment & Technology
The new expansion includes a USD 17.3 million investment in new equipment and technology at Henkel‘s Geneva, NY facility to support production of Dial® hand sanitizers and foaming hand wash, in addition to USD 2.5 million at the West Hazleton facility. As part of this overall expansion, Henkel has also invested USD 3 million in additional equipment to support on-site production at both sites.
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With this new Henkel investment and the addition of the powerhouse Dial brand, our modern operations support the addition of 180 highly-skilled & talented employees that we are attracting from our local community to help further strengthen the Finger Lakes economy. We are extremely proud to be increasing our essential manufacturing of Dial soap and sanitizer products, during this challenging time,” said Parkinson.
Some aspects of the new technology will be installed in October and operational in November 2020, and the remainder will be up and running by June 2021.
Source: Henkel