Chinese infant formula company Emerí Nutrition officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Navan, Co Meath, on Tuesday. The food grade manufacturing facility is part of a €15m investment and will see the company producing 5,000t of infant formula in its early years.

The total capacity of the plant is believed to be double this at around 10,000t per annum.

Emerí Nutrition is a subsidiary business of Eurbest Dairy, a Chinese infant formula company which is established in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities across China. These are cities in China with less developed economies compared to the likes of Beijing and Shanghai.

The new manufacturing plant at Navan will employ up to 30 people.