# Graphic Packaging International to invest $136M in Macon mill upgrade

Graphic Packaging International (GPI) will invest $136 million to upgrade and modernize its paperboard mill in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia. The investment will add a curtain coater, automate processes, and upgrade water, generator, and air systems, retaining 460 manufacturing jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-12-06
- Where: Macon-Bibb County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $136.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: paperboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Graphic Packaging International](https://endata.com/companies/972.md)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/gpi-invest-136m-upgrade-macon-mill-georgia-us/), 2017-12-06: "After a thorough analysis of our manufacturing needs and the available local resources, it was clear that Macon-Bibb County was ideal for this capital investment."

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