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Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant Gets Conditional Licence to Reopen
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.3 years agoFerrero's[1] release is dated 'Luxembourg 17 June 2022'; AFSCA: 'Cette autorisation conditionnelle sera accordée pour une période de 3 mois', replaced by the definitive licence on 16 September 2022.Belgium's AFSCA gave the Arlon plant a three-month conditional authorisation, with raw materials and every batch tested before sale, after Ferrero replaced equipment and 300 metres of pipeline.0.80Belgium Shuts Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant and Orders Full Recall
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoFerrero's PR Newswire[1] release is stamped 'Apr 08, 2022, 08:35 ET' and TV Lux[3] reports AFSCA's same-day decision.Belgium's food safety agency AFSCA withdrew the Arlon plant's authorisation after about a hundred salmonellosis cases in Europe, and Ferrero recalled every Kinder Surprise, Mini Eggs, Surprise Maxi and Schoko-Bons made there.0.67Police Raid Ferrero's Arlon Plant and Luxembourg HQ in Kinder Probe
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.3 years agoLe Quotidien[1], published 8 June 2022: 'Six perquisitions ont eu lieu ce mercredi, indique le parquet de Luxembourg'.Federal judicial police and AFSCA agents carried out six searches at Ferrero sites in Arlon and Brussels and at its Niederanven headquarters in Luxembourg, seizing documents and computer equipment.0.67Belgian Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Ferrero's Arlon Plant
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoPaperjam[1] (11 April 2022): the substitute prosecutor 'a annoncé, dans un e-mail transmis à la presse... ce lundi': 'Je vous confirme l'ouverture d'une information judiciaire'.The Luxembourg-province prosecutor's office confirmed a judicial investigation into Ferrero over the salmonella outbreak traced to its Arlon plant, the province's biggest employer and sole maker of Kinder Schoko-Bons.0.67Ferrero Invests $86M to Expand Its San José Iturbide Plant in Mexico
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE65 days agoThe Guanajuato government bulletin is datelined 'San José Iturbide, Gto. 21 de julio de 2026' and reports the governor leading 'la ceremonia del anuncio' of the $86 million investment.[1]Ferrero announced an $86 million expansion of its San José Iturbide plant in Guanajuato, strengthening Nutella and chocolate production, storage and a new high-voltage power supply to lift exports to North America.$86M0.64Ferrero Announces C$445M Expansion of Its Brantford, Ontario Plant
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe Invest Ontario[1] release is datelined 'BRANTFORD, Ontario, April 11, 2025' and announces the expansion that day.Ferrero Canada will spend C$445 million expanding its Brantford plant, adding 500 jobs and the first lines anywhere for new Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares, plus Nutella Biscuits made outside Europe for the first time.C$445M0.63Ferrero Reports 2021/22 Turnover of EUR 14 Billion
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoThe release is signed "Luxembourg, 16th February 2023" and says Ferrero[1][2][3] International S.A. "approved the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended August 31, 2022"; no time is given.Ferrero's turnover rose 10.4% to EUR 14 billion in the year to 31 August 2022, with growth led by the USA and Italy and the FULFIL Nutrition bar maker bought in June 2022.0.62Aramco Agrees to Sell Its PRefChem Stake to PETRONAS
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE122 days agoStated as firm, per petronas.com[4]: "KUALA LUMPUR, 25 May 2026 - PETRONAS announces that its subsidiary ... has signed an agreement to acquire the equity stake held by Saudi Arabian Oil Company"; Aramco's[1][2] own newsroom dates the joint announcement May 24, 2026.Aramco signed an agreement to transfer its stakes in the PRefChem refinery and petrochemical complex at Pengerang, Johor to PETRONAS, which will own and run it outright. Aramco committed $7 billion to the 300,000 b/d project in 2017; the sale comes as the Strait of Hormuz closure cut Saudi crude flows to Asia.0.62Ferrero Opens $75M Nutella Peanut Line at Franklin Park, Illinois
Ferrero Franklin Park Plant, O'Hare West Bypass, Franklin Park, Illinois 60132, United StatesFerrero
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE153 days agoThe release stamped Apr 24, 2026, 16:53 ET says Ferrero North America 'today celebrated the opening of its new Nutella Peanut production line in Franklin Park, Illinois'.[1]Ferrero North America opened a $75 million Nutella Peanut production line at its Franklin Park, Illinois plant, creating 50 jobs and making the brand's first new flavor and its first product manufactured in the United States.$75M0.62Ferrero Starts World's First Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Squares Line
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE336 days agoBrantBeacon[1]: 'Ferrero Canada celebrated the launch of its new Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Squares production line on Thursday, October 23, 2025.'Ferrero Canada started the world's first production line for Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares at its Brantford, Ontario plant, part of its C$445 million expansion there.0.61Huajin Aramco's Panjin Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Starts Up
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysEstimated, per aramco.com[1]: the complex "is expected to be fully operational by 2026" (a bare year, so its last day); Energy Intelligence (Oct 2025) says it is on track to come "on line next year", and Splash (Sep 2026) reports it in "final commissioning and start-up preparations" with no date.A 300,000 b/d refinery with 1.65 million tonnes a year of ethylene and 2 million tonnes of paraxylene in Panjin, Liaoning, built by Aramco's joint venture with NORINCO and Panjin Xincheng for RMB 83.7 billion. Aramco will supply up to 210,000 barrels a day of its crude.CN¥83.7B0.61Ferrero Reports 2022/23 Turnover of EUR 17 Billion
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoThe release is datelined "Luxembourg, 14 February 2024" and its PR Newswire[2] copy is stamped "Feb 14, 2024, 05:00 ET".Ferrero's turnover jumped 20.7% to EUR 17 billion in the year to 31 August 2023, boosted by the Wells Enterprises ice-cream deal; plants rose from 32 to 37 and staff to 47,212.0.61
