# WestRock to invest $410M in new kraft linerboard machine at Florence County mill

WestRock Company announced a $410 million investment to install a new 330-inch kraft linerboard machine at its Florence County, South Carolina mill. The machine will produce 710,000 tons annually and replace three older machines, with production expected in the first half of 2020.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-11-16
- Where: Florence County, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $410.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 710,000 tons per year
- Products: kraft linerboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md)

## Sources

- [governor.sc.gov](https://www.governor.sc.gov/news/2017-11/westrock-upgrade-florence-county-operations), 2017-11-16: "This investment will make our Florence mill a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility."

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