German Cosmetics Company Plans North American Expansion

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). The cosmetics company, Beiersdorf North America (Wilton, Connecticut), a subsidiary of Beiersdorf AG (OTC: BDRFF) (Hamburg, Germany), is expanding its Norwalk, Connecticut manufacturing plant (Plant 1505541). The company will construct a new 51,000 square foot production space addition to the existing 264,000 square foot plant and install new process equipment.

Newfield Construction of Hartford, Connecticut has been awarded the construction management contract. With engineering completed, they are working on obtaining final permits and planning to begin construction by the end of January. The expansion, which will increase production capacity for a variety of cosmetic lotion products, will be complete by mid 2004.

Beiersdorf is a German based company that has been around for 120 years and employs over 18,000 employees worldwide. They are a leading international branded goods company that specializes in particular brands that cater to customers special needs such as JUVENA, FUTURA and the widely known NIVEA cream. Anti aging creams, wound care creams and deodorants are some of the primary products produced by Beiersdorf. In order to continue to focus on individual customer needs and to be a worldwide success, they are constantly researching new innovative ideas and continuing to develop new products.