JTI Investment in Trier Factory for Special Tobacco Production

Aug.23.2024

JTI announces 30 million Euro investment in Trier factory for new tobacco processing line, boosting production of heat-not-burn sticks.

According to Tagesschau, on August 22nd, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) announced that it will invest €30 million in its factory in Trier, Germany.

This funding will be used to construct a new production line for processing a specific type of tobacco that will be used to manufacture what are known as heated tobacco sticks.

According to the company, these tobacco sticks will undergo initial processing at the Terrell factory before being finished in the JTI factory in Poland.

Peter Kilburg, the factory manager at JTI's Trier plant, believes that JTI's significant investment in Trier is a sign of trust in the factory and its employees.

According to the company, the Trier factory is the only JTI factory in the world to build this production line. The production line is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2026.

Currently, the JTI Trier factory has approximately 1800 employees.

References:

[1] Zigarettenhersteller JTI investiert 30 Millionen Euro in Trierer Standort

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