# Cascades invests US$58M to modernize tissue converting plant in Wagram, NC

Cascades Inc. is investing US$58 million to modernize and add tissue converting equipment at its Wagram, North Carolina plant. The project includes five new converting lines and modernization of four existing lines, adding 66 full-time jobs and increasing converting capacity from 5.3 million to nearly 15 million cases per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-11-27
- Where: Wagram, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $58.0M
- Jobs: 66
- Starts operating: Apr 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: from 5.3 million to nearly 15 million cases per year
- Products: hand towels, paper towels, bathroom tissue, napkins
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Cascades](https://endata.com/companies/923.md)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/cascades-announces-an-investment-of-us58-million-to-modernize-tissue-converting-capacity-at-its-wagram-nc-plant-701377012.html), 2018-11-27: "This modernization project is directly aligned with the objectives set out in our strategic plan."
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cascades-annonce-des-investissements-de-58-m-us-pour-la-modernisation-de-ses-activites-de-conversion-de-papier-tissu-a-son-usine-de-wagram-en-caroline-du-nord-701377612.html), 2018-11-27: "This modernization project is directly aligned with the objectives set out in our strategic plan."

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