OX Industries Adds New Facility In Hanover, PA
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OX Industries, a manufacturer of 100 percent recycled paperboard, specialty papers, paper tube and cores, and protective packaging, has acquired a 150,000- square-foot facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to expand its converting capacity in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The company said that the facility will house next- generation equipment and manufacturing practices and expand Just-in-Time stocking products and services. “We are excited to expand our Hanover location and to continue to invest in the community where we originally started OX. This is part of a $15 million investment in Hanover that will vertically integrate with our 100 percent recycled paperboard mills and create 50 new green-collar jobs,” said Kevin Hayward, CEO. TAPPI, AICC To Serve ‘Texas-Sized’ Knowledge, Networking At CW 2022 Mark your calendars now for Corrugated Week 2022, taking place September 19–21, at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s con- ference offers attendees the highly rated What’s New program with insider access to the latest industry devel-
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