# Akers Packaging opens new 280,000 sq ft Chicago-area box plant in University Park, Illinois

Akers Packaging has moved its Chicago team into a new 280,000-square-foot facility at 425 Crossing Drive, University Park, Illinois, which houses a new Fosber corrugator and will add converting machines in the third quarter.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-11
- Where: University Park, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: corrugated boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Akers Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/10780.md)

## Sources

- [akers-pkg.com](https://www.akers-pkg.com/new-akers-packaging-chicago-facility/), 2023-07-11: "The new facility has over 280,000 sq ft of space, more than double the size of the previous location, allowing for a significant increase in manufacturing capacity."

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