# Heinz partners with WestRock on recyclable paperboard sleeve, part of GBP 25M Wigan investment

Heinz rolled out a recyclable paperboard sleeve for its UK multipack cans, made with WestRock CarrierKote paperboard, as part of a three-year GBP 25 million investment at its Kitt Green factory near Wigan. The sleeve is available in major UK retailers from September 2021.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-09-17
- Where: Kitt Green near Wigan, United Kingdom
- Value: $34.3M (25.0M GBP)
- Status: under construction
- Products: paperboard multipack sleeves, CarrierKote paperboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Heinz](https://endata.com/companies/8404.md)
- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [csrwire.com](https://csrwire.com/press-release/heinz-partners-westrock-remove-550-tonnes-plastic-packaging-multipacks-uk/), 2021-09-17: "part of a three-year, £25 million investment and installation at the Heinz Kitt Green factory near Wigan."

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