Buckeye Corrugated Expands West With New 100K Square Foot Facility In Reno, Nevada Buckeye Corrugated’s 100,000-square-foot corrugated packaging, man- ufacturing and distribution facility at Airway Commerce Center in Reno is the nearly 70-year-old company’s first venture west of the Rocky Moun- tains. It’s also BCI’s first all-new facility, since growth traditionally has come through strategic acquisitions. Buckeye Corrugated’s focus has predominantly been serving mar- kets in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest, said Adam Williams, BCI’s area vice president. The company headquartered at Fairlawn, Ohio, now has 12 divisions with the opening of its first western-region facility.
• Only standard hand tools are required for all maintenance • Direct drive with no chains or sprockets • No tools for media change required » just zip it up » media change out in minutes • Filter is accessible for visual inspection during operation, Significant Advantages Over Conventional Dust Filtration Technology
Although the Reno facility is Buckeye’s first entirely new corrugated production facility, the company has extensive experience in setting up and improving operations, said Williams. “One thing we do very well as a company is catering our business to the market,” he said. “Some of our plants are smaller, while some are much larger — it just depends on the market. “We are starting out with 100,000 square feet, and equipment orders are being placed right now,” he added. With lead times ranging from six to 12 months, BCI’s Northern Nevada facility will start out as a distribution center before moving into corru- gated manufacturing. Initially, the company expects to hire five ware- house employees, but that will change once it begins producing corru- gated packaging, Williams said. Production equipment typically requires three-person crews to operate, and BCI expects to employ between 20 and 25 production workers at full ramp up. “We are optimistic that we will be producing out of here before the third quarter of 2026,” Williams said. “When we make an acquisition, we usually make some changes to get operations running a little tighter and grow sales. We’ve done that with our plants in Houston, Texas; Wooster, Ohio; Greenville, South Carolina; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Knoxville, Ten- nessee; and Cedar Falls, Iowa. “We know how to lay out facilities for efficiency and safety. We have gotten good at that piece of it. The biggest challenge is the top line – when you acquire a company, you acquire a book of business. We have to grow sales out here, so we have brought on a few account executives who are familiar with the Reno market, and we are hitting that pretty hard right now.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
» no shutdown required • Filter media advantages - high dust collection efficiency
- low pressure loss due to constant deep cleaning of the filter media in minutes - long service life
• No pressure fluctuations within the system • No compressed air required to clean the filter media
www.engineeredrecycling.com
info@engineeredrecycling.com
10
www.boardconvertingnews.com
January 12, 2026
Made with FlippingBook - PDF hosting