Saica Group to Build $110 Million Corrugated Packaging Plant in Anderson, Indiana

The new 350,000-square-foot (32,500 square meters) facility, to be built in Anderson, Indiana, is designed to produce over 1,200,000 MSF (110 million square meters) of corrugated packaging.

March 12, 2025 - Saica Group has announced plans to invest about $100 million in the construction of a new corrugated manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana (USA).

Construction will begin in May 2025.

This will be Saica's second corrugated plant in the US. In April of 2022, Saica started up a new corrugated packaging plant in Hamilton, Ohio.

The new 350,000-square-foot (32,500 square meters) facility is designed to produce over 1,200,000 MSF (110 million square meters) of corrugated packaging. The site will include manufacturing, converting and production areas, along with a warehouse and office space.

The plant is also connected to a railroad line which allows to unload paper rolls while reducing transport costs. This site will also serve as a backup plant for clients already being served from Saica Pack Hamilton.

"Saica is committed to stability and long-term growth in the US. This investment is the proof that we are moving forward with our plans in the American continent as we are convinced that we can provide products that will differentiate us in a crowded market," said Susana Alejandro, President and CEO of Saica Group.

"It reflects our deep commitment to delivering exceptional service, as we believe our knowledge and experience in the production of recycled lightweight papers and corrugated packaging will bring high performance packaging to the US market while becoming more efficient in the use of materials," Alejandro added.

After construction is complete, Saica expects to create more than 50 full-time jobs during the first two years of the plant's operation and more than 100 after it has completed its ramp-up phase some years after the startup.

Anderson City Mayor Thomas Broderick, Jr. stated, "We are excited that Saica has chosen Anderson for this new facility. This investment into our community will assist us in our continued efforts of bringing into Anderson diversified advanced manufacturing opportunities. I want to thank our economic development team that has worked hard, along with Saica, in making this a reality."

Based on the Saica's plans to create more than 100 new jobs in Indiana by the end of 2030, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) committed an investment in Saica Group of up to $2 million in incentive-based tax credits and up to $150,000 in training grants.

The IEDC also offered up to $300,000 in Industrial Development Grant Fund incentives to support infrastructure improvements surrounding the new site. These tax credits are performance-based.

Saica expects to start operations at the new corrugated facility in Anderson during Q4 2026.

Based in Spain, Saica Group has an annual production capacity of about 4.4 million short tons of recycled paper for corrugated board. With more than 12,000 employees, Saica Group has four business lines: Saica Paper (recycled paper for corrugated board), Saica Natur (waste management and environmental services), Saica Pack (production of corrugated board packaging), and Saica Flex (flexible packaging).

SOURCE: Saica Group

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