Luzerne County manufacturing giant EAM-Mosca invests $20 million in expansion, promising 50 new jobs

HAZLETON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — An internationally-operating manufacturing company based in Luzerne County is investing over $20 million to expand its operations in the county.

EAM-Mosca, located in Hazle Township and a provider of commercial packaging systems, is renovating its facility with investments. It is also planning to purchase new machinery and equipment for its Hazle Township campus.

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Some funding is coming from the support of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). For its expansion, EAM-Mosca received a funding proposal from the DCED for a $250,000 Pennsylvania First grant and was encouraged to apply for the Manufacturing Tax Credit Program.

The investment is planned to create at least 50 new well-paying jobs within the next three years.

“These jobs come from a true understanding of our clients' needs and our engineering efforts on the mechanical and electrical side to produce a highly automated solution that meets an unmet need no one else has been able to satisfy, and that’s what’s made us successful in Pennsylvania and across the world,"said Christian Wiethuechter, President & Chief Executive Officer at EAM-Mosca Corp, in a press release.

The Shapiro administration has so far announced over $650 million in new private-sector investment.

“EAM-Mosca's investment in Luzerne County for this expansion will create and sustain the good-paying jobs that help Pennsylvania compete and drive innovation on a global scale. Pennsylvania will continue to compete aggressively for projects like this one as we plant a flag and send the clear message that Pennsylvania is open for business," said Governor Josh Shapiro in the announcement.

EAM-Mosca manufactures and distributes automatic strapping systems and customized, high-performance end-of-line packaging solutions. The company, which has been operating since 1982, has installed more than 25,000 systems at customer locations throughout the Americas. EAM-Mosca has over 320 employees and team members at its locations in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.

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