WestRock breaks ground on $140M automated corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

WestRock broke ground on a highly automated corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, a $140 million project with more than 580,000 square feet, expected to open in April 2025. The plant is one of WestRock's superplants and will lead to the closure of a North Chicago, Illinois facility.

“Company executives joined real estate developer Dermody Properties in holding a formal ceremony to commemorate the start of construction on the new $140 million plant, which it announced in January.”packagingdive.com

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• packagingdive.comWestRock breaks ground on highly automated Wisconsin ‘superplant’ for corrugated boxes | Packaging DiveJun 28, 2024
• manufacturingdive.comWestRock breaks ground on corrugated box ‘superplant’ in Wisconsin | Manufacturing DiveJul 3, 2024

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