# Smurfit Kappa opens Bag-in-Box plant in Texas via Vitop acquisition

Smurfit Kappa is expanding Bag-in-Box packaging capacity with a new 100,000 sq ft plant in Texas, USA, acquired recently, to be equipped with modern dosing technology and employ 70 people at full capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-08
- Where: Texas, United States
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100 thousand square feet
- Products: Bag-in-Box packaging, wine cranes, dosing equipment
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md)
- [Vitop Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/4728.md)

## Sources

- [whatwood.ru](https://whatwood.ru/english/smurfit-kappa-expands-production-capacity-for-the-production-of-bag-in-box-packaging/), 2019-03-08: "The new plant will support the growth we see in both the wine and non-food markets in the Americas"

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