The new owner of the former IKEA factory in the Novgorod region decided to present the first batch of goods in May 2023. About this at a press conference in the media group “Russia Today” declaration Sergey Emelyanov, director of chipboard production at the enterprise.
“Preparations for the launch of the chipboard plant are in full swing, preliminary preparations We will produce new products in new conditions in mid-May and will start working at regular volumes from June,” said Yemelyanov.
According to him, with the restarted production, the first products to be released will be wooden laminated boards.
The Invest Plus company acquired the IKEA production plant – Ikea Industry Novgorod LLC in March 2023. The entity consists of a plant producing laminated chipboard, as well as a factory for the production of cabinet furniture.
Early Tuesday at the Furniture and Woodworking Business Association declarationSignificant deliveries of goods from the Dutch furniture and household goods manufacturer IKEA to Russia have not been recorded recently.
Prior to that, Dutch furniture and household goods manufacturer IKEA had its last factory in Russia in St. Petersburg decorative coating manufacturer Slotex sold it to the co-owner of Vadim Osipov.