# WestRock to invest $47 million and add 50 jobs at Claremont, North Carolina plant

WestRock will invest more than $47 million to expand its Claremont manufacturing facility in Catawba County, North Carolina, adding a 285,000 square foot building and 50 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-21
- Where: Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $47.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Status: announced
- Capacity: New building adding 285,000 square feet
- Products: food packaging, foodservice packaging, beverage packaging

## Companies

- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md)

## Sources

- [commerce.nc.gov](https://www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-releases/packaging-manufacturer-invest-47-million-catawba-county-expansion), 2021-10-21: "WestRock to add 50 new jobs in Claremont Raleigh, N.C. Oct 21, 2021 WestRock Company [NYSE:WRK], a global manufacturer of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, will create 50 new jobs in Catawba County"
- [powderbulksolids.com](https://www.powderbulksolids.com/business/westrock-blueprints-47m-packaging-plant-expansion), 2021-11-01: "285,000 sq ft of space will be added to the facility's current footprint during the expansion."

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