# Smurfit Kappa invests $22M to expand Culiacan corrugated plant in Mexico

Smurfit Kappa is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, Mexico, adding a 10,900 m2 building with a new corrugator and rotary die cutter, with completion targeted for the end of 2021. The plant's workforce is expected to grow to over 300 employees.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-08-25
- Where: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Value: $22.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: workforce expanding to over 300 employees
- Products: corrugated boxes with moisture barrier
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [smurfitkappa.com](https://www.smurfitkappa.com/newsroom/2021/smurfit-kappa-announces-multimillion-mexican-investment), 2021-08-25: "Smurfit Kappa has announced it is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, North-West Mexico."
- [packaginginsights.com](https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/smurfit-kappa-invests-us22m-in-mexican-corrugated-plant-amid-regional-agri-food-export-boom.html), 2021-08-26: "Smurfit Kappa is investing US$22 million in the expansion of its corrugated plant in Culiacan, Mexico."
- [paper-world.com](https://www.paper-world.com/en/newsdetail/smurfit-kappa-multimillion-mexican-investment), 2021-08-31: "Smurfit Kappa has announced it is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, North-West Mexico."
- [mundocorrugador.com](https://mundocorrugador.com/smurfit-kappa-ampliara-su-planta-de-carton-corrugado-en-culiacan-mexico/), 2021-09-01: "anunció que hará una inversión de 22 millones de dólares para ampliar su planta de cartón corrugado en Culiacán, en el noroeste de México."
- [worthitpack.com](https://www.worthitpack.com/info/smurfit-kappa-invested-us-22-million-to-expan-61707251.html), 2021-09-13: "This new investment will provide more jobs and increase the number of factory employees to more than 300."
- [packagingworldinsights.com](https://www.packagingworldinsights.com/industrial-goods/smurfit-kappa-announces-multimillion-mexican-investment/), 2021-09-22: "Smurfit Kappa has announced it is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, North-West Mexico."

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