WEST MONROE, La. -- Graphic Packaging International Inc. says it's making a $41.5 million investment in its paper mill in West Monroe to upgrade production machinery.
Company officials and Gov. Bobby Jindal announced the new investment Tuesday. They say the move will help Graphic Packaging retain 1,340 employees at its three Louisiana sites.
The upgrades will include expansion of the facility's fiber storage capacity and improvements to the dryer section, coater and stock cleaning areas. They also will help reduce the site's environmental footprint, including improvements in the handling of solid waste.
The project follows the company's 2012 enhancement of its consumer carton production, also in West Monroe.
Graphic Packaging, based in Atlanta, Georgia, produces paperboard for use in beverage and other consumer-based packaging.
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