# Cooper Container II and Welch Packaging to expand Lexington, Tennessee plant

Cooper Container II and Welch Packaging will invest in expanding their Henderson County operations, adding 100,000 square feet at the Lexington manufacturing facility. The project will create about 39 to 40 jobs over three years, with building completion expected in late 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-09
- Where: Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States
- Jobs: 39
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 sq ft building addition
- Products: corrugated boxes, foam packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Welch Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/484.md)
- [Cooper Container II](https://endata.com/companies/2816.md)

## Sources

- [tn.gov](https://www.tn.gov/ecd/news/2018/8/9/cooper-container-ii-and-welch-packaging-to-expand-henderson-county-operations.html), 2018-08-09: "Cooper Container II will add 100,000 square feet to its existing Lexington manufacturing facility."
- [lexingtonprogress.com](https://www.lexingtonprogress.com/2018/08/09/cooper-container-ii-and-welch-packaging-to-expand-henderson-county-operations/), 2018-08-09: "The corrugated packaging producer and foam converting company will create approximately 40 jobs in Lexington over the next 3 years."
- [tnecd.com](https://tnecd.com/news/cooper-container-ii-and-welch-packaging-to-expand-henderson-county-operations/), 2018-08-09: "Corrugated box manufacturer to create 39 jobs"

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