# Pregis opens 477,000 sq ft paper-converting plant in Elgin, Illinois

Pregis opened a 477,000-square-foot paper-converting centre in Elgin, Illinois, at a ribbon-cutting on 19 September 2025, supporting over 500 manufacturing jobs and making curbside-recyclable paper mailers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-19
- Where: Elgin, Illinois, United States
- Jobs: 500
- Status: completed
- Capacity: more than one billion curbside-recyclable paper packaging solutions annually
- Products: curbside-recyclable paper mailers, protective paper packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Pregis](https://endata.com/companies/3381.md)

## Sources

- [canadianpackaging.com](https://www.canadianpackaging.com/general/pregis-opens-illinois-plant-establishes-new-paper-converting-centre-of-excellence-184445/), 2025-09-23: "The facility will support over 500 manufacturing jobs and can produce more than one billion curbside-recyclable paper packaging solutions annually."

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