# Kruger opens $142M corrugated packaging plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Canadian packaging firm Kruger has opened its first US corrugated plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a $142 million facility with high automation. It is expected to employ 150 people and produce 2.4 billion sq ft of recycled corrugated boxes a year when fully operational.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-04-24
- Where: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $142.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2.4 billion sq ft per year
- Products: corrugated boxes, containerboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Kruger Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/245.md)

## Sources

- [fosber.com](https://www.fosber.com/kruger-etown-off-to-a-winning-start/), 2023-04-24: "The $142m state-of-the-art packaging facility is considered one of the most advanced in North America"

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