# Wipak UK to invest over £5m in Welshpool plant, creating 50 jobs

Wipak UK, a flexible packaging maker, is investing more than £5 million in new conversion equipment at its Welshpool site, with about 50 new jobs expected. The machinery is due to be operating by summer 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-30
- Where: Welshpool, United Kingdom
- Value: $6.50M (5.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 50
- Status: announced
- Products: high barrier films for food packaging, flexible packaging solutions
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Wipak UK](https://endata.com/companies/7079.md)

## Sources

- [countytimes.co.uk](https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18759892.welshpool-firm-invests-5m-creating-50-new-jobs/), 2020-09-30: "The investment project is aligned with Wipak UK's ambitious growth plans over the coming years, with the new conversion machines expected to create more than 50 new jobs for the local area in the coming years."

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