# Smurfit Kappa plans to expand Mold corrugated plant, making it its largest UK site

Smurfit Kappa is seeking planning permission to extend its Mold corrugated packaging plant in Flintshire by more than 14,000 square metres, raising capacity by over 80 per cent and adding around 50 jobs. Comments were being invited as of August 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-01
- Where: Mold, Flintshire, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 50
- Status: announced
- Capacity: capacity increase of more than 80 per cent
- Products: corrugated packaging

## Companies

- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md)

## Sources

- [deeside.com](https://www.deeside.com/smurfit-kappa-looks-to-make-mold-factory-biggest-in-uk-to-satisfy-demand/), 2019-08-15: "the company have formulated an investment plan to expand capacity by more than 80 per cent and significantly grow the business over the next five years."
- [leaderlive.co.uk](https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/17839499.global-packaging-firm-smurfit-kappa-looks-expand-mold-factory-meet-demand/), 2019-08-15: "the company have formulated an investment plan to expand capacity by more than 80 per cent and significantly grow the business over the next five years."
- [deeside.com](https://www.deeside.com/plans-by-smurfit-kappa-to-make-mold-factory-biggest-in-uk-look-set-for-approval/), 2019-09-30: "Smurfit Kappa applied to extend the capacity of its corrugated packaging plant on Mold Business Park by more than 14,000 square metres back in July."
- [leaderlive.co.uk](https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/17936935.plans-smurfit-kappa-make-mold-factory-biggest-uk-look-set-approval/), 2019-09-30: "Smurfit Kappa applied to extend the capacity of its corrugated packaging plant on Mold Business Park by more than 14,000 square metres back in July."

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