By Iveren McCallion
A company that was recently the centre of controversy over plans to build a hazardous waste plant, is to invest £9 million pounds in Newry.
ReGen Waste made the announced that £2 million will be pumped into the Newry plant and the remainder is to be spent over the next three years.
It will create 30 construction jobs and 12 full time positions.
It's hoped the move will boost paper exports growing their international customer base.
Managing Director Jopseph Doherty said, "We learned from the World Trade Organisation that the Chinese Government intended to ban certain grades of paper, which we were supplying to their top three mills.
"In order to meet this challenge rapidly, we pumped £2million into our Research and Development department... which will allow us to offer China and other markets, the higher grades of paper they are now demanding."
The firm came under fire for plans to build a hazardous waste plant at Warrenpoint Port, which were later withdrawn.
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