# Packaging Corporation of America plans $229M Newark, Ohio facility

Packaging Corporation of America plans to invest $229 million in a new facility on a 78-acre site on Thornwood Drive in Newark, replacing its South 21st Street sheet plant. The company will keep all 131 employees under an enterprise zone abatement agreement.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-12-20
- Where: Newark, Ohio, United States
- Value: $229.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: containerboard, corrugated packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Packaging Corporation of America](https://endata.com/companies/467.md)

## Sources

- [newarkadvocate.com](https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2024/12/20/pca-resurrects-2020-plan-to-build-facility-on-78-acre-thornwood-site/77024196007/), 2024-12-20: "investing $229 million to build a new facility on a 78-acre site on Thornwood Drive"

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