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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Austria-Based Greiner Packaging Establishes First U.S. Facility In Pittston Township, Pennsylvania

02/12/2014
Greiner Packaging Corporation, a division of Austria-based Greiner Group and manufacturer of packaging for food and non-food sectors, will invest approximately $17 million to establish its U.S. headquarters in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, creating 128 full-time jobs.

Greiner Packaging entered into a lease for a 113,871-square-foot site in Pittston Township to serve as its first U.S. manufacturing facility. The company plans to invest nearly $17 million in manufacturing, computer equipment, furniture and fixtures at the site where it will produce high-quality premium packaging of cups and lids, as well as other convenience and sustainable items for the food industry. Greiner Packaging has also committed to creating at least 128 new jobs within the next three years.

“About half of the U.S. population lives in the country’s northeast. This region is of great interest to the packaging industry because many milk processing establishments are located here. We chose to locate in Pennsylvania based on two other factors: great support from the Governor’s Action Team and excellent service from Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services,” explains Willi Eibner, CEO of Greiner Packaging International.”

“Our economy grows stronger every day and companies throughout the world are coming here to make it in Pennsylvania,” Gov. Tom Corbett said. “Our partnership with Greiner Packaging will result in the addition of the 128 new jobs and continued economic progress in Luzerne County.”

The company received a funding proposal from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, including a $104,000 Guaranteed Free Training grant to be used to train its new workforce. Additional funding offers include a $450,000 Pennsylvania First Program grant that facilitates investment and job creation and $256,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits.

The company has also been encouraged to apply for the funding offer as well as a low-interest loan including $3.2 million from the Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund. According to state officials, Greiner Packaging has accepted the funding proposal, but must still apply for each loan and grant and agree to the terms prior to award receipt.

The project was coordinated by the Governor’s Action Team in collaboration with the Office of International Business Development. GAT and OIBD partnered with the Pittston Chamber of Commerce, Penn College Plastic Innovation and Resource Center and Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services on the project.

Greiner Packaging is a subsidiary of Greiner Packaging International, which is one of five divisions of Greiner Group. Greiner Group was established in Germany in 1868 and has since moved its headquarters to Austria. The four operational divisions include, Greiner Foam International, Greiner Perfoam and Greiner Tool Tec as well as the participation in Greiner Bio One International AG.

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