# Sealed Air and Kuraray invest in Plantic plant-based food packaging capacity

Sealed Air is investing $24 million in its Simpsonville, South Carolina facility to produce plant-based food packaging using Plantic materials, with production scheduled to begin in 2020. Kuraray is investing $15 million in Houston for high barrier resin production.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-03-26
- Where: Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $24.0M
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Products: plant-based food packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Sealed Air](https://endata.com/companies/548.md)
- [Kuraray America](https://endata.com/companies/23575.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [foodlogistics.com](https://www.foodlogistics.com/warehousing/news/21061461/sealed-air-corporation-sealed-air-and-kuraray-to-invest-in-new-production-capacity-for-plantic-plantbased-food-packaging), 2019-03-26: "Sealed Air's planned capital investment of $24 million is underway and production is scheduled to begin in 2020."

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