Smurfit Kappa is investing $22m to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan in north-west Mexico.
The company said the new investment shows its continued commitment to the Mexican market with expanded capacity, capabilities and products offerings for local customers in the fresh produce segment.
The Mexican facility will produce corrugated boxes made with a moisture barrier that helps resist condensation.
These new offerings will also result in more sustainable operations at the facility with reduced use of paper that is 100% recyclable and can be reused at Smurfit Kappa mills.
The new investment will modernise and expand the plant, with the installation of high-tech state of the art machinery and the construction of a new 10,900m2 building that will include a new corrugator and an automatic Rotary Die Cutter (RDC) that will be fully operational by the end of 2021.
