# Southeastern Container to invest $31M in Enka, NC plant for closure capacity

Southeastern Container plans to invest $31 million in facility modernization and equipment at its Enka-Candler headquarters in North Carolina, adding closure production capacity and 12 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-02-19
- Where: Enka-Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $31.0M
- Jobs: 12
- Status: announced
- Capacity: closure production capacity added
- Products: closures, bottles, preforms, pallets
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Southeastern Container](https://endata.com/companies/14031.md)
- [Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County](https://endata.com/companies/14113.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ashevillechamber.org](https://www.ashevillechamber.org/news-events/press-releases/southeastern-container-expands-buncombe-county-headquarters-and-manufacturing-operations/), 2026-02-19: "announced plans to invest $31 million in facility modernization, new technology and equipment"
- [asheville.com](https://www.asheville.com/news/2026/03/southeastern-container-expands-buncombe-county-headquarters-and-manufacturing-operations-february-19-2026/), 2026-03-25: "Southeastern Container is excited to bring closure manufacturing to our Enka, NC facility as we expand our industrial capabilities."

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