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Philip Morris International (PMI), the leading tobacco firm, has announced plans to invest $232 million to expand production capacity for Zyn nicotine pouches at its Owensboro facility in Kentucky, creating 450 direct and 410 indirect jobs.
This investment will be made by PMI’s Swedish Match affiliates, following a $600 million investment in July to set up another nicotine pouch production facility in Aurora, Colorado. The Aurora facility and Kentucky expansion are intended to provide the capacity required to support the ongoing growth of Zyn in the USA.
The expanded Kentucky facility will shift to a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week schedule, up from its current five-day-per-week operation, aiming to produce around 900 million cans in 2025.
Commenting on the investment, PMI’s US Business CEO Stacey Kennedy said: “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”.
“This investment in U.S. manufacturing capacity will increase the Kentucky plant’s workforce by about 40 percent, providing good-paying jobs and helping to meet the increasing demand for smoke-free products”, she added.
The construction of the expanded facility is currently in progress and is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2025.
Source: Philip Morris International
