Major Expenditures

KP Tissue Inc. and Kruger Products L.P. announced KPLP's plan to add to the capacity of its Sherbrooke expansion project by constructing a double width Light Dry Crepe (LDC) tissue machine with a capacity of at least 60,000 MT instead of the previously announced 30,000 MT LDC tissue machine.

That 650,000-square-foot mill will employ approximately 120 people and be completed by 2023.

Manufacturer K.T.G. is looking to expand its Memphis operations, investing more than $21 million in a facility expansion, new equipment and the creation of 36 jobs. The average annual wage for the new jobs will be about $54,000.

A business that looks to turn used cardboard boxes and paper into pulp for export said Friday that it plans a $155 million complex near Savannah, hiring at least 117 people.

Ahlstrom announced in May that they planned to invest $70 million in a new glass fiber tissue production line, creating almost 50 jobs in Madisonville.

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, is investing €20 million to further improve the sustainability of its pulp production at the Frantschach mill in Austria. The mill, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2021, has already been self-sufficient in terms of energy for many years and supplies surrounding communities and industrial companies with surplus heat from the pulp production process.

Governor Tom Wolf was on hand the ceremonial opening of Pratt Industries' advanced manufacturing box plant in Carlisle, Cumberland County. The new $150 million plant employs 215 workers in full-time manufacturing jobs.

Sappi has approved an investment in Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland which enables a switch in its energy sourcing to renewable bioenergy. With this investment the mill's direct fossil greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by ca. 90 percent, which is equivalent to 230 000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

The planned investment is about JPY 5 billion ($44.2 million) and the planned commencement of operation is July 2023.

Rengo announces that Vina Kraft Paper, its joint venture in Vietnam, has decided to construct a new production base for containerboard.

Georgia-Pacific has begun construction of a $50 million distribution center in De Pere.

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, celebrated production start-up at its new $80 million blown film extrusion facility in Anderson, South Carolina with a ribbon cutting attended by Governor Henry McMaster and industry partners.

Trex Company plans to develop a new multi-faceted production site in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Progroup is planning to build a state-of-the-art refuse-derived fuel (RDF) power plant right next to its high-tech paper mill PM3 in Sandersdorf-Brehna, Germany. It will supply a large share of the process heat and electricity for PM3 in the future.

Read Leaf Pulp says the mill will create 110 permanent full-time jobs, as well as 250 jobs during construction.

Klabin started up of the first paper machine (MP27) of the Puma II Project located in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil , which is its largest investment to date. With production capacity of 450,000 tons, MP27 launches production of Eukaliner, the world's first kraftliner paper made 100% from eucalyptus fiber.

Georgia-Pacific announced that it is modernizing one of its premier sawmills in Texas. Pineland Lumber Complex, located in Pineland, Texas, will undergo $120 million in additions and improvements in an overall modernization effort that will also increase the mills' overall production.

The $250 million One Sky mill plans to have to the ability to produce 600 million square feet (3/8-inch basis) of OSB annually.

Södra's sustainable timber construction business is expanding - all the way to Denmark. Södra already operates in Denmark but is now establishing a new position in CLT across the country and expanding the existing business.

Metsä Group is planning to construct a new Kerto LVL mill on its expanding mill area in Äänekoski, Finland. The final decision on the investment, the value of which is approximately Euro 200 million, is pending the completion of a local detailed plan for the area. The new Kerto LVL mill is expected to use around 375,000 m3 of log procured from Finland.

Smurfit Kappa announced it is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, North-West Mexico. It demonstrates the company's continued commitment to the Mexican market with expanded capacity, capabilities and products offerings for local customers in the fresh produce segment.

The company confirmed an upcoming $17 million investment in the sawmill, a significant increase from what it initially committed to the project.

The latest investment is being used to expand the current Grand Rapids facility by adding an additional 55,000 square feet for manufacturing, warehousing and office space.

The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission announced Tuesday the expansion of Pratt Industries, resulting in more than $18 million in capital investment and the creation of 30 new jobs.

Charles Swanson, an architect for the project, said the facility would be one of the two largest facilities of its kind in North America. Atlantic Packaging is building a similar facility in Canada.