# WL Plastics opens HDPE pipe plant in Statesboro, Georgia

WL Plastics, acquired by INEOS O&P USA in November 2016, opened its seventh production site in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. The $13 million factory produces high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes for infrastructure and shale gas industry, creating 50 jobs. Production began in January 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-01-01
- Where: Statesboro, Georgia, United States
- Value: $13.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Jan 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [WL Plastics](https://endata.com/companies/19490.md)
- [INEOS O&P USA](https://endata.com/companies/19489.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [ineos.com](https://www.ineos.com/inch-magazine/articles/issue-12/shale-gas-boom-leads-to-more-jobs/), 2017-06-12: "The factory was built and production began in January this year."

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