# U.S. Corrugated plans $80M corrugated box plant near Dover, Delaware

U.S. Corrugated plans to buy about 40 acres south of Dover and build an approximately $80 million corrugated cardboard box manufacturing plant bringing 150 jobs to Kent County, Delaware, reported September 29, 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-09-29
- Where: Dover, Kent County, Delaware, United States
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Status: rumored
- Capacity: About 250% more boxes than the Newark, NJ facility; 497,000 sq ft plant
- Products: corrugated cardboard boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [U.S. Corrugated Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/1477.md)

## Sources

- [delawarebusinesstimes.com](https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/u-s-corrugated-dover-plant/), 2020-09-29: "U.S. Corrugated plans to build an approximately $80 million corrugated cardboard box manufacturing plant near Dover while"
- [abetterdelaware.org](https://www.abetterdelaware.org/2020/09/29/u-s-corrugated-plans-80m-dover-plant/), 2020-09-29: "U.S. Corrugated plans to build an approximately $80 million corrugated cardboard box manufacturing plant near Dover while relocating its longstanding New Jersey operations to the First State."
- [delawareonline.com](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2020/10/24/dover-planning-commission-approves-box-manufacturing-plant/6010753002/), 2020-10-24: "U.S. Corrugated — a Texas-based company that produces corrugated cardboard boxes— plans to build an $80 million plant with about 100 loading docks."
- [thepackagingportal.com](https://www.thepackagingportal.com/industry-news/u-s-corrugated-chooses-dover-for-80m-super-plant/), 2020-10-30: "The company is considering central Delaware as the site for a new $80m box-manufacturing 'super plant' that would feature the latest technology for its industry."
- [delawarepublic.org](https://www.delawarepublic.org/business/2020-11-01/u-s-corrugated-plans-to-build-manufacturing-plant-in-dover), 2020-11-01: "The move is expected to bring 159 new jobs to the area."

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