# SONOCO starts construction of baking equipment factory in Freetown

President Julius Maada Bio laid the foundation stone for the SONOCO Plant for manufacturing baking equipment in Wellington, east of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The complex will also include a flour production facility with a capacity of 2,500 metric tonnes per day and a skills training centre.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-08
- Where: Wellington, Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Jobs: 5,000
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2,500 metric tonnes of flour per day
- Products: baking equipment, flour
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sonoco](https://endata.com/companies/268.md)

## Sources

- [thesierraleonetelegraph.com](https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/president-bio-lays-foundation-stone-for-construction-of-baking-equipment-factory-in-freetown/), 2019-10-08: "The construction project which is aimed at promoting 'industrial development for job creation and food security' is a direct response to the President's Human Capital Development agenda."

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