# Takigawa Corporation breaks ground on first US flexible packaging plant in Bardstown, Kentucky

Japan-based Takigawa Corporation broke ground on its first US manufacturing facility, a 148,000 sq ft greenfield plant on 18 acres in Bardstown, Kentucky, producing high-impact consumer packaging. The facility will create about 180 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-04-23
- Where: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States
- Jobs: 180
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 148,000 square foot greenfield manufacturing operation
- Products: high-impact consumer packaging, flexible packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Takigawa Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/2532.md)
- [Gray Construction](https://endata.com/companies/3188.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/4-23-2018/takigawa-corporation-manufacturing-facility-bardstown-kentucky.shtml), 2018-04-23: "Japan-based Takigawa Corporation, a global leader in the art and science of flexible packaging, broke ground on its first manufacturing facility in the United States in Bardstown, Kentucky."

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