# Smurfit Kappa to build USD 50M corrugated packaging plant in Guarne, Antioquia

Smurfit Kappa Colombia is relocating its Medellín corrugated plant to a new facility in Guarne, Antioquia, with a USD 50 million investment. Construction starts in Q1 2021 and operations are expected by late 2023 with 50% more capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-04
- Where: Guarne, Antioquia, Colombia
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 345
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% higher capacity than current plant, expandable to double
- Products: corrugated cardboard packaging, carton printing and finishing

## Companies

- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md)

## Sources

- [smurfitkappa.com](https://www.smurfitkappa.com/co/newsroom/2021/construccion-de-una-nueva-planta-en-medellin-colombia), 2021-01-04: "A partir del primer trimestre de 2021 se inicia la construcción de la nueva planta, con una inversión de USD $50 millones"

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