Hollister opens new manufacturing facility in Lithuania

Hollister Inc., a US-based, independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products worldwide announced the official grand opening of its new manufacturing facility in Kaunas, Lithuania. The construction of the factory began in 2017.

"We are honoured that Hollister Incorporated, which has been in business for nearly 100 years, has chosen to build its new plant in Kaunas," said Saulius Skvernelis, the Prime Minister of Lithuania. "It is a great opportunity for Lithuania."

Shane Caher, General Manager of the Hollister Incorporated plant in Lithuania said: "Currently, there are 140 Hollister associates at our new plant in Kaunas. We anticipate employing 350 or more associates by the end of 2020, increasing to over 500 in 2022."

"We are building a high-performing and extremely dedicated 'Team Kaunas' – and we are just getting started. Hollister is in Lithuania for the long-term and we are looking far into the future – to the next hundred years of our company," Caher continued.

Medical products for ostomy care and continence care will be manufactured for European and other markets at the new plant. Production of ostomy products began in June 2019. Continence care products will be in production by the third quarter of 2020.

"Our company has been in business for almost one hundred years – an important milestone that we will celebrate in 2021 – and everything that we do is with a long-term perspective. The selection of Lithuania for our new manufacturing facility was the result of an extensive search process, and this new plant is a key strategic initiative for the continued growth of our company and for service to our customers around the world," said V. George Maliekel, Hollister Incorporated President and CEO.

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