# Smurfit Westrock to build packaging plant in Cajeme, Mexico, with 1,138 million peso investment

Smurfit Westrock is building a corrugated packaging plant in Cajeme, Sonora, with an initial investment of 1,138 million Mexican pesos and more than 2,800 direct and indirect jobs. The company will supply packaging to Constellation Brands, with first products due in December 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-12
- Where: Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico
- Value: $63.0M (1.14B MXN)
- Jobs: 2,800
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 21,500 sq m first production building
- Products: corrugated packaging

## Companies

- [Smurfit Westrock](https://endata.com/companies/3333.md)
- [Constellation Brands](https://endata.com/companies/2308.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [tribuna.com.mx](https://tribuna.com.mx/sonora/2026/08/12/nueva-empresa-cartonera-llega-a-cajeme-invertira-mil-138mdp-y-generara-dos-mil-800-empleos_653299/), 2026-08-12: "La construcción de la planta de Cartonera Smurfit Westrock Consumer Packaging en Cajeme representa una inversión inicial de mil 138 millones de pesos"
- [meganoticias.mx](https://www.meganoticias.mx/obregon-navojoa/noticia/smurfit-westrock-invierte-mil-138-millones-y-llega-con-empleos-a-cajeme/759833), 2026-08-13: "la inversión inicial de mil 138 millones de pesos, la generación de empleos para habitantes de la región"

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