US healthcare products and services provider, Hollister, has announced a new €25 million investment in its production operations in Kaunas, Lithuania. This project will create approximately 50 new jobs and is expected to bring the total number of associates at the facility to 750 by the end of the year.
The investment, which will be spread over a three-year period, will enable the company to install state-of-the-art machinery at its production facility, as well as upgrade its warehouse and building infrastructure. This follows a €23.6 million investment in manufacturing technologies at the same site less than a year ago.
Hollister Lietuva, the company’s Lithuanian entity, was established in 2017. The advanced production facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone (FEZ) opened in 2019. The company chose Lithuania for its favorable production conditions and strong cultural fit.
The new €25 million investment will allow the facility to expand the range of products it manufactures, explains Saulius Bitinas, General Manager of Hollister Lietuva:
As part of this expansion, Hollister Lietuva will be recruiting engineers, operators, quality assurance specialists, finance and accounting professionals, as well as SAP and master data analysts.
Hollister is also collaborating closely with Kaunas University of Technology and Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, and it plans to expand partnerships with Vytautas Magnus University.
According to Elijus Čivilis, General Manager at Invest Lithuania, Hollister’s continued expansion brings significant economic and social benefits:
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries.
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