WestRock Breaks Ground on New Longview, Washington Corrugated Box Plant

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Clayco celebrated the groundbreaking of WestRock’s new 410,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Longview, Washington. This marks the collaboration between Clayco and WestRock.

The new building in Longview, Washington, developed by JB2 Partners and owned by an investment fund managed by ElmTree Funds, will host a WestRock corrugated manufacturing operation. The facility is expected to create approximately 40 new jobs in Longview and is expected to commence production in the fall of 2023.

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The owner of the project is St. Louis, Missouri-headquartered real estate private equity firm, ElmTree Funds. JB2 Partners has been engaged as the developer and Clayco as the general contractor to consolidate and expand the Longview mill operations.

Anthony Johnson, president of Clayco’s Industrial Business Unit said that the company is excited that ElmTree Funds engaged Clayco and JB2 to help WestRock establish a new corrugated box plant in the region.

Meantime, David B. Sewell, chief executive officer of WestRock said that the new plant will provide new capabilities and efficiencies and help its team in the region to serve customers even better in future. The company is pleased to invest in a vibrant and growing local community, he added.