# Hood Container to invest $118.9 million modernizing St. Francisville paper mill in Louisiana

Hood Container will invest $118.9 million to modernize its paper mill in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, upgrading the primary paper machine to add 80,000 tons per year capacity and improving the recovery boiler. The first phase is due in Q3 2026.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-08-05
- Where: St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $118.9M
- Jobs: 295
- Status: announced
- Capacity: additional 80,000 tons per year
- Products: containerboard, paper
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [globalpapermoney.com](https://www.globalpapermoney.com/hood-container-announces-118-9-million-modernization-project-at-historic-paper-mill-in-st-francisville-louisiana-cms-19385), 2025-08-05: "Hood Container Corporation... announced it will invest $118.9 million to modernize its legacy paper mill in West Feliciana Parish."

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