# Hood Container invests $118.9M to upgrade St. Francisville paper mill

Hood Container Corporation is investing $118.9 million to modernize its paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana, upgrading the primary paper machine to increase production capacity by 80,000 tons per year and improving the recovery boiler. The project retains 295 jobs and adds 819 indirect jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: St. Francisville, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $118.9M
- Jobs: 295
- Starts operating: May 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 tons per year additional
- Products: paper, packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Hood Container](https://endata.com/companies/427.md)

## Sources

- [wbrz.com](https://www.wbrz.com/videos/paper-packaging-company-investing-120-million-into-decades-old-st-francisville-facility/), 2026-11-05: "Hood Container Corporation says the $118.9 million will 'modernize its legacy paper mill' and allow the company to significantly boost production capacity."

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