Garnica officially began construction on its seventh factory in the Grand Troyes business park in France. The first stage of construction will be completed in mid-2021, when the factory will begin operating and create some 40 new jobs. Once the factory becomes fully operational, it will have created 300 direct jobs and have invested a total of Euro 80 million.
The peeling line will be installed first, followed by the drying lines. Capacity will then be doubled, with the final step being to add the pressing equipment and begin manufacturing the finished products. The factory will cover an area of 40,000 m2 and will stand on a plot of 20 hectares.
Garnica is a company specialised in the production of plywood panels, for which it uses poplar timber from sustainably managed forests. The company decided to install this factory in north-western France due to its proximity to the large poplar plantations that exist in the Seine and Aube valleys.
