# Smurfit Kappa invests USD23.5M to upgrade Nuevo Laredo plant in Mexico

Smurfit Kappa invested USD23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Tamaulipas, Mexico, into a fully integrated corrugated plant with a new corrugator. The new machine began operating in July 2024 and doubles production capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-07-16
- Where: Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Value: $23.5M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: Doubled production capacity
- Products: corrugated packaging, corrugated sheets
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md)

## Sources

- [papnews.com](https://www.papnews.com/smurfit-kappa-invests-over-usd23-million-in-a-more-sustainable-future-in-mexico-2/), 2024-07-16: "Smurfit Kappa has invested USD23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Mexico to become a fully integrated corrugated plant."

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