# Smurfit Westrock to build $65M packaging plant in Sonora, Mexico

Smurfit Westrock announced a USD 65 million investment in a new packaging production plant in Sonora, Mexico, making corrugated, microflute and high-graphic folding packaging. Operations are expected to start in early 2027, with more than 800 jobs, and the first stone has been laid.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-02-02
- Where: Sonora, Mexico
- Value: $65.0M
- Jobs: 800
- Status: under construction
- Products: corrugated boxes, microflute packaging, high-graphic folding cartons
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Smurfit Westrock](https://endata.com/companies/3333.md)

## Sources

- [quiminet.com](https://www.quiminet.com/noticias/smurfit-westrock-invertira-usd-65-000-000-en-planta-de-empaque-5156728.htm), 2026-02-02: "Smurfit Westrock anunció una inversión de USD 65,000,000 para construir una nueva planta de producción de soluciones de empaque en Sonora"

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