# Silgan starts construction of rigid packaging plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Silgan Holdings has initiated construction of a new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, planned as a 100,000-square-foot plant employing about 150 people. The city approved $38 million in industrial development revenue bonds for the project, to be repaid by Silgan.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-01-31
- Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $38.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000-square-foot plant
- Products: rigid plastic food containers, dispensing systems
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Silgan Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/790.md)

## Sources

- [arkansasedc.com](https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2018/01/31/packaging-manufacturer-silgan-initiates-construction-fort-smith), 2018-01-31: "Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: SLGN), a leading supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced to its shareholders Wednesday they have initiated construction of a new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith."
- [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2018/01/silgan-confirms-38-million-expansion-to-fort-smith-will-create-150-jobs/), 2018-02-01: "Silgan is excited about our expansion in Fort Smith."

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