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WestRock to build $140M corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin · Endata

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Packagingworld trade 2024+3.9% 5Y CAGR

Mar 18, 2024NEW FACILITYPleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, United States

WestRock to build $140M corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

WestRock plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, at an estimated cost of about $140 million, partly offset by property sales. The company intends to close its existing North Chicago plant once the new facility is complete.

Value

$140.0M

Jobs

200

Status

Announced

Capacity

Up to 2.6 billion square feet of corrugated board a year

Productscorrugated boxes

CompaniesWestRock

Sectors#Packaging

“WestRock Company plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, to meet growing demand from customers in the Great Lakes region.”americanrecycler.com

3 sources
americanrecycler.comWestRock to build new corrugated box plant in WisconsinMar 18, 2024
biztimes.comWestRock Company's new Pleasant Prairie manufacturing facility will employ up to 200Mar 29, 2024
manufacturing.netWestRock to Build New Corrugated Box Plant in WisconsinApr 17, 2024

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