# PAPACKS opens Gigafactory 2 extension in Arnstadt, Thuringia

PAPACKS opened its Gigafactory 2 in Arnstadt, Thuringia, more than doubling its production area with a completed extension. The company invested almost 30 million euros with state support of around 6 million euros.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-06-16
- Where: Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany
- Value: $32.5M (30.0M EUR)
- Status: completed
- Products: sustainable molded fiber packaging
- 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/opening-of-the-gigafactory-2/), 2023-06-15: "In just three years since the ground-breaking ceremony and the opening of the Gigafactory in Arnstadt, we have more than doubled the production area of our factory thanks to the completed extension."

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