IKEA looks to Siberia for new factory

7 Dec, 2007 09:21 / Updated 16 years ago

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is in talks about building a plant in the Siberian region of Tyumen. The factory in the city of Ishim would manufacture furniture parts.

IKEA plans to invest up to $US 60 million in the project. The company also wants to develop timber cutting in the Tyumen region. IKEA, already a big name in Russia, plans to invest $US 2 billion in the country over the next six years.