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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Swedish Match Expands Daviess County, Kentucky, Operations

08/29/2024
Philip Morris International’s Swedish Match affiliate plans to expand its operations in Daviess County, Kentucky. The $232 million project is expected to create 450 jobs.

The investment at the company's existing facility, which produces nicotine pouches, will allow it to meet growing global demand for smoke-free products. The expansion is scheduled for completion by the second quarter of 2025.

“Smoking cigarettes is the most harmful way to consume nicotine. We are accelerating our mission toward a smoke-free future, working with our U.S. affiliates to move adults away from cigarettes and other traditional tobacco products by providing better alternatives,” said Stacey Kennedy, CEO of PMI’s U.S. business. “This investment in U.S. manufacturing capacity will increase the Kentucky plant’s workforce by about 40%, providing good-paying jobs and helping to meet the increasing demand for smoke-free products.”

“I’m excited to see this incredible new investment and the 450 great job opportunities it is creating for families in Owensboro and the surrounding region,” noted Governor Andy Beshear. “Our economy continues to set records, and today’s announcement shows we’re bringing jobs to our people instead of making our people move to the jobs. I want to thank and congratulate company leadership for doubling down here in the commonwealth and look forward to many more years of prosperity.”

Swedish Match manufactures snus, nicotine pouches, moist snuff, tobacco- and nicotine-free pouch products, chewing tobacco, chew bags, tobacco bits, cigars, matches, lighters, and other fire products. The company currently has operations in Sweden, Denmark, the U.S., the Dominican Republic, Brazil, the Netherlands, and the Philippines.

“Congratulations to Swedish Match on this major expansion in Owensboro and Daviess County,” added Claude Bacon, president/CEO of Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp. “For over 50 years, Swedish Match has been a significant contributor to the economic impact of Greater Owensboro. An expansion of this magnitude creates additional high-quality and high-paying jobs, positively impacting families in our community. Greater Owensboro is in fact greater because of incredible companies like Swedish Match.”

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