Solina’s new production complex reaches its full height
The new production complex for Solina, Europe’s leading manufacturer of seasoning mixes, which will be completed in Laagri this summer, has reached its full height, marking the end of one of the most important stages of its construction. The energy-efficient building was the first new real estate development in Estonia to qualify for the SEB Green loan.
Veiko Soome, head of Solina Estonia: “It is a great pleasure to note that despite the rather harsh and changeable winter, the construction work has proceeded according to plan and remains on schedule. The builders have done a good job, and now it is already possible to imagine what the end result will be.”
Holger Tilk, owner and manager of Kapitel Logistics added: “The topping out ceremony is a significant moment in the construction process, at which point we compile preliminary summaries and reports. I am sincerely glad that the friendly and solution-oriented cooperation between all parties has endured despite the technically complex building, and I am sure that the Solina example factory will be exemplary not only in terms of production technology but also in its construction technology.”
The new 15,000 sq m Class A energy-rated complex with solar park, located at Saue tee 15 within the Gate Tallinn Industrial Park in Laagri, Saue Parish, will house seasonings producer Solina’s offices, production unit, product development laboratory and warehouse. The total investment of the new Solina production complex amounts to 27 million euros, and 110 people will be employed on site every day. The new production building was the first new real estate development in Estonia to qualify for the SEB Green loan. The building will be developed by Kapitel and built by Eventus Ehitus in accordance with the requirements of the BREEAM In-Use green certificate rating of Very Good. Kapitel will lease the building to Solina for a 20-year term after its completion this summer.
Solina Estonia/Saue Production OÜ is part of the international food industry conglomerate Solina Group. Solina is an international food conglomerate that operates in 75 countries, with 38 factories worldwide producing seasoning mixes for globally recognised brands such as McDonald’s, KFC and Taco Bell. The company employs over 3,600 people, and in 2023, its turnover was around 1.5 billion euros. Solina’s production unit in Estonia primarily serves the largest food industries in the Nordic countries, with more than 90% of its production exported.
Kapitel Logistics OÜ is a company of the Kapitel Group AS that develops, owns and manages industrial and logistics real estate. The company’s portfolio includes two logistics centres with a leasable area of approximately 60,000 sq m in Rukki Industrial Park in Rae municipality at the addresses Rukki tee 1 and Rukki tee 5, as well as properties with planning permission in Rukki Industrial Park in Rae Parish and Gate Tallinn Industrial Park in Saue Parish. Kapitel Logistics’ major tenants include Smarten Logistics, Eugesta Estonia, ON24 and Itella Estonia.