Hartmann expands sustainable egg carton production into U.S.
Brodrene Hartmann A/S (hartmann-packaging.com), a Denmark-based producer of sustainable molded-fiber egg cartons, announced its expansion into the U.S. with a manufacturing facility planned for Rolla, Missouri. The move into the U.S. is based upon the company’s growing sales and demand for its high-quality cartons in North America. The company’s U.S. business will operate under Hartmann US.
Hartmann is making an initial investment of $30 million into an existing 334,000-square-foot facility in Rolla, which will be retrofitted to produce the company’s egg cartons. Hartmann’s molded-fiber cartons, made from renewable raw material paper, are carbon neutral, biodegradable and can be recycled. The Rolla facility is slated to begin operations in early 2017.