Jabil

Jabil inaugurated its third manufacturing plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, a 250,000 sq ft facility in the Chihuahua 2000 Industrial Park with a $50 million investment, expected to generate 2,000 jobs.

US manufacturer Jabil will build a consumer goods manufacturing and packaging plant in l'Aldea, Baix Ebre, Catalonia, with an investment of EUR 4 million and an initial 50 jobs that could rise to about 100. The plant is expected to start up in the third quarter of 2022.

Jabil is investing $25 million in its subsidiary Ecologic's Manteca, California location to expand paper bottle and pulp molding production, adding new equipment and automation for North American and European markets.

Jabil Inc. acquired Ecologic Brands, a provider of paper bottles and paper-based packaging, adding it to Jabil Packaging Solutions. Ecologic's operation in Manteca, California will join the division.

Nypro, a Jabil company, announced plans to invest $18.5 million in its Asheville, North Carolina operations, adding 68 positions to its 325-person workforce. The expansion covers facilities, new technology and equipment for precision plastic healthcare products.

Jabil opened its expanded facility in Uzhgorod, Ukraine, a 20,722 m2 extension that effectively doubles the site's production capacity, bringing the site to 46,564 m2. The opening ceremony was attended by Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko.

Jabil inaugurated new installations in La Aldea and Tortosa (Tarragona), Spain, including a 6,000 sq m site with a technology centre and mould and die plant, expected to create 80 new jobs over the medium term.