# Southern Champion Tray to build $84.9M paperboard packaging plant in Chattanooga

Southern Champion Tray will invest $84.9 million in a new paperboard packaging manufacturing facility at the Centre South Riverport Industrial Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, creating more than 120 jobs. Construction is expected to start in early 2021 and finish by early 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-11
- Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $84.9M
- Jobs: 120
- Status: announced
- Products: paperboard packaging, food sleeves, trays, window boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Southern Champion Tray](https://endata.com/companies/6688.md)

## Sources

- [tnecd.com](https://tnecd.com/news/governor-lee-commissioner-rolfe-announce-southern-champion-tray-to-expand-chattanooga-operations/), 2020-08-11: "the company will expand its Chattanooga operations by investing $84.9 million in a new manufacturing facility"
- [timesfreepress.com](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2020/aug/12/new-southern-champion-tray-plant/), 2020-08-12: "SCT’s purchase of the property is subject to completion of due diligence which is expected to finish by early 2021"

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