# Progroup's Prowell plans £120m corrugated board mega plant in Ellesmere Port

Progroup subsidiary Prowell has applied for planning permission for a two-phase corrugated board plant at Lees Lane, Ellesmere Port, with first-phase investment around £120m backed by a EUR 75 million commitment.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-28
- Where: Ellesmere Port, Lees Lane, United Kingdom
- Value: $156.0M (120.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 68
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,470 sq m manufacturing space in first phase
- Products: corrugated board
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Prowell](https://endata.com/companies/1304.md)
- [Progroup](https://endata.com/companies/1305.md) (investor)
- [Progroup](https://endata.com/companies/1305.md) (partner)
- [Peel Investments](https://endata.com/companies/1965.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cheshire-live.co.uk](https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/business/ellesmere-port-could-see-massive-13539472), 2017-08-28: "Parent company Progroup, based in the country's Rhineland, say they will be committing 75m Euros with the borough's planning committee due to hear on Tuesday September 5."
- [memuknews.com](https://memuknews.com/consumer/packaging-production/new-manufacturing-facility-approved-ellesmere-port/), 2017-09-07: "The go-ahead has been given for the creation of a cardboard box manufacturing facility which will be spread across 800,000 sq. ft."

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