Tag Archives: Texas

Georgia-Pacific concludes 2023 with approximately $2 billion in capital improvements

Georgia-Pacific reinvested approximately $2 billion back into its business and operations in 2023. These capital improvement projects include launching and completing new facilities and enhancing existing operations. Each investment helps Georgia-Pacific better serve customers, and increase productivity and efficiency, while also creating greater economic opportunities for each facility’s local economy. Georgia-Pacific made several investments large […]

WestRock and Engie sign agreement to add renewable energy to US grid

WestRock, a leader in sustainable fiber-based paper and packaging solutions, today announced it has entered into two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with ENGIE North America (ENGIE), a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. and global leader in the net zero energy transition. The VPPAs are designed to add renewable energy to the U.S. energy grid and […]

International Paper to permanently close its Orange mill

International Paper announced a series of actions to further strengthen and optimize its manufacturing system to meet customers’ needs. The company will permanently close its containerboard mill in Orange, Texas, and will permanently cease production on two of its pulp machines – the #20 machine in Riegelwood, N.C., and the #4 machine in Pensacola, Fla. […]

Huhtamaki invests $30 million in Paris, Texas, factory expansion

Huhtamaki is making a significant investment in its Paris, Texas facility in the U.S. The investment consists of an expansion of its manufacturing capacity as well as a consolidation of an external warehouse. The investment into production assets is approximately $30 million, and the warehouse and manufacturing facility will be leased. This will significantly increase […]

Grupo Corporativo Papelera to Expand Tissue Manufacturing in Texas

Mexican tissue paper manufacturer Grupo Corporativo Papelera (GCP) is purchasing 32 acres in the East Montgomery Industrial Park in New Caney, Texas, the Houston Business Journal reported. The estimated $400 million facility will serve as the site for the company’s new manufacturing and conversion facility, marking an expansion of its operations in the United States, the news […]

Pratt Industries Opens New Corrugated Packaging Plant in Cedar Hill, Texas

Pratt Industries will officially open its new $253 million advanced manufacturing box factory in Cedar Hill, Texas, today. At capacity, the 1.1 million square foot plant — one of the largest and most modern of the company’s 71 factories spread across 25 US states — will provide 375 full-time, high-paying, green-collar manufacturing jobs. That brings […]

Kamps opens new pallet facility in San Antonio, Texas

Kamps, Inc. announces the opening of a new pallet facility in San Antonio, Texas. The facility will begin operations immediately. Services provided out of the San Antonio facility include wooden pallet recycling and custom pallet manufacturing, two of Kamps’ core competencies. The latest expansion comes on the heels of strong first quarter growth for the […]

Boise Cascade to build two distribution centers in South Carolina and Texas

Boise Cascade’s Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division announced the expansion of its distribution capacity in two markets. The Company finalized the acquisition of 45-acres in Walterboro, South Carolina, to build a new distribution facility. Located approximately 45 miles west of Charleston, the property will be Boise Cascade’s first distribution center in the state. The location is […]

Pratt Industries to Invest $5 Billion in Recycling, Clean Energy Infrastructure and Manufacturing Jobs in USA over Next 10 Years

Pratt Industries executive chairman, Anthony Pratt, has pledged to invest $5 billion in U.S. recycling and clean energy infrastructure to create 5000 American manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years. Anthony Pratt made the pledge — his largest ever commitment — to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, at a recent black tie event […]

Rayonier announces acquisitions in US South

Rayonier Inc. recently announced that the company has entered into two separate agreements to acquire approximately 172,400 acres of high-quality commercial timberlands located in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $474 million from Manulife Investment Management, a leading timberland investment manager. The Acquisitions comprise well-stocked and highly productive timberlands […]