# PAPACKS starts construction of GIGAFACTORY 2 in Arnstadt, doubling molded fiber capacity

PAPACKS has started construction of its PAPACKS GIGAFACTORY 2, a molded fiber parts plant next to GIGAFACTORY 1 in Arnstadt, Thuringia, investing over 13 million euros. Annual capacity at the site will double to over 360 million molded parts from 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-14
- Where: Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany
- Value: $15.1M (13.0M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: over 360,000,000 molded fiber parts per year from 2022
- Products: molded fiber packaging, molded fiber transport trays, primary packaging for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [PAPACKS](https://endata.com/companies/7067.md)

## Sources

- [papacks.com](https://www.papacks.com/en/news/gigafactory2/), 2021-11-14: "PAPACKS® again invests over 13,000,000 euros in the construction of a further production facility for molded fiber parts - The PAPACKS® GIGAFACTORY 2."

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