# Cascades Sonoco inaugurates US$17M water-based coating line in Birmingham, Alabama

Cascades Sonoco inaugurated its expanded Birmingham, Alabama facility and a new production line for water-based coated paperboard. The US$17 million investment has capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-05-01
- Where: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Value: $17.0M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 tonnes per year of coated paper and paperboard
- Products: water-based coated paperboard, recyclable food service containers, FlexShield coatings, FluteSHIELD coatings, SurfSHIELD coatings
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Cascades Sonoco](https://endata.com/companies/4970.md)
- [Sonoco](https://endata.com/companies/268.md) (partner)
- [Sonoco Products](https://endata.com/companies/315.md) (partner)
- [Cascades](https://endata.com/companies/923.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cascades-sonoco-inaugurates-major-investment-in-new-line-of-innovative-eco-friendly-food-packaging-300841825.html), 2019-05-01: "This important investment of US$17 million enables the facility to now produce a water-based functional coating solution to create recyclable, repulpable and compostable containers."
- [aiccbox.org](https://www.aiccbox.org/news/455202/Cascades-Sonoco-Expands-Birmingham-AL-Facility.htm), 2019-06-10: "The $17 million investment enables the facility to now produce a water-based functional coating solution to create recyclable, repulpable and compostable containers."

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