STOCKHOLM, May 15, 2025-

Hygiene and health company Essity, reaffirms its commitment to Latin America with the inauguration of a new automated distribution center in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. Equivalent to an 18-storey building, it is Latin America’s tallest automated self-supporting warehouse. The facility improves operational efficiency and sustainability while handling 45% of Essity’s sales in Colombia and accelerating the dispatch processes by 33%.

The distribution center integrates advanced automation technology, including state-of-the-art stacker cranes and an intelligent Warehouse Management System (WMS). Thanks to a more efficient electricity utilization, the new warehouse avoids the emission of 97 tons of CO2 per year. It corresponds to about 56% reduction compared to the previous building.

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