# Hood Container to modernize St. Francisville paper mill with $118.9M investment

Hood Container Corporation announced a $118.9 million modernization of its paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana, centred on upgrading its primary paper machine to add 80,000 tons per year of capacity. The project will run in two phases over about two years and retain 295 positions.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-22
- Where: St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $118.9M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: +80,000 tons per year
- Products: containerboard, paper

## Companies

- [Hood Container](https://endata.com/companies/427.md)

## Sources

- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/hood-container-announces-118-9-million-modernization-project-at-historic-paper-mill-in-st-francisville), 2025-07-22: "The project will center around upgrading Hood Container's primary paper machine, which will increase production capacity by 80,000 tons per year."
- [packagingdive.com](https://www.packagingdive.com/news/expansion-investment-capacity-hood-container-sappi-uline/757614/), 2025-08-14: "Hood will invest $118.9 million to modernize its paper mill in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, which will result in an 80,000-ton per year production capacity increase."

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