# UFP Packaging invests $5.31M in new custom crate plant in Cherokee County, South Carolina

UFP Packaging announced a new manufacturing facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina, with a $5.31 million investment in property, machinery and equipment to expand custom crate manufacturing. The project is expected to create 136 jobs over five years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-13
- Where: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $5.31M
- Jobs: 136
- Status: announced
- Products: custom wood-based and mixed-material crates, industrial packaging

## Companies

- [UFP Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/9968.md)
- [UFP Industries](https://endata.com/companies/3044.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ufppackaging.com](https://ufppackaging.com/newsroom/ufp-packaging-invests-in-new-south-carolina-facility), 2026-08-13: "The $5.31 million investment in real property, machinery and equipment will expand the company's custom crate manufacturing capabilities"
- [postandcourier.com](https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/business/new-packaging-factory-cherokee-county-sc/article_efd4867f-eb22-4b4d-92fb-7539576204e4.html), 2026-08-13: "will open a new factory in Cherokee County and create more than 100 jobs"
- [packagingdive.com](https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-company-expansions-drc-tricorbraun-ufp-vert-wyda/827987/), 2026-08-17: "UFP Packaging, a subsidiary of UFP Industries, intends to invest about $5.3 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Gaffney, South Carolina."

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