# Georgia-Pacific invests $400M in TAD machine at Palatka, Florida site

Georgia-Pacific announced a $400 million investment at its Palatka, Florida site to build a Through-Air-Dried (TAD) machine and converting operations to expand premium private label towel and Brawny towel capacity. The expanded site is slated to be operational by 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-24
- Where: Palatka, Florida, United States
- Value: $400.0M
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: tissue paper, towel
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Georgia-Pacific](https://endata.com/companies/1870.md)

## Sources

- [tissueworldmagazine.com](https://www.tissueworldmagazine.com/tissue-world-miami-2018/first-preview-bigger-and-better-the-drive-for-ultra-quality-sees-new-builds-dominating-ma-as-old-technology-falls-behind/), 2018-01-24: "The company also announced a $400m investment at its Palatka, FL, site to build a Through-Air-Dried (TAD) machine and converting operations to expand its premium private label towel and Brawny towel capacity."

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