# Cascades invests $21 million in food packaging production expansion

Cascades Inc. announced a $21-million investment in its Cascades Inopak (Drummondville) and Plastiques Cascades (Kingsey Falls) plants to acquire equipment for increased production of food packaging, primarily for the fresh protein market, creating over 10 new jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-10-30
- Where: Drummondville and Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $21.0M
- Jobs: 10
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25% increase in production capacity at Kingsey Falls
- Products: rPET film, polystyrene foam trays, food packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Cascades](https://endata.com/companies/923.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cascades-invests-21m-to-increase-its-production-of-innovative-and-environmentally-friendly-packaging-for-fresh-foods-654125303.html), 2017-10-30: "The strategic investments announced today will strengthen Cascades' position in the food packaging segment, by increasing our production capacity thus providing the tools to increase our market share."

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