# Genera breaks ground on $340M+ biomaterials campus expansion in Vonore, Tennessee

Genera broke ground on a nearly $350 million expansion of its Sustainable Biomaterials Campus in Vonore, Tennessee, adding over 150,000 square feet and more than 230 local jobs for compostable molded fiber packaging production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-12-06
- Where: Vonore, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $340.0M
- Jobs: 230
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: initial capacity online in Q1 2024
- Products: compostable molded fiber packaging, circular packaging solutions, biomaterials
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Genera](https://endata.com/companies/5386.md)

## Sources

- [generainc.com](https://generainc.com/genera-announces-340-million-investment-in-sustainable-biomaterials-campus/), 2023-12-06: "The expansion adds more than 150,000 square feet to Genera's existing facility and will house more than 60 robotic thermoforming machines."

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