# Cascades completes $380M recycled linerboard plant at Bear Island mill, Virginia

Cascades converted the former Bear Island paper mill in Hanover County, Virginia into a recycled linerboard facility, announced in October 2020 with a $380 million investment. The first roll of containerboard was produced in May 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-19
- Where: Hanover County, Virginia, United States
- Value: $380.0M
- Jobs: 180
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 465,000t of corrugated paper a year
- Products: recycled linerboard, containerboard, corrugated paper
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Cascades](https://endata.com/companies/923.md)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/cascades-recycled-linerboard-production-facility-virginia/), 2024-01-19: "The project created 700 jobs during the construction phase and 180 permanent jobs after completion."

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