Saica Group is establishing its first North American facility near Cincinnati, Ohio. The company will construct a new corrugated manufacturing facility in the City of Hamilton’s Enterprise Park.
The company plans to build a state-of-the-art factory and expects to invest nearly $72 million once construction of the corrugated plant is complete. The construction is expected to start in September 2020 and take eighteen months to finish. With this new project, Saica Group will create 64 new jobs in the state of Ohio.
As part of its investment, Saica Group plans to build a 350,000-square-foot facility that will eventually house 64 new employees. The site is in the Hamilton Enterprise Park, owned by the City of Hamilton and dedicated to attracting new manufacturing operations to the city. The jobs created at the site will consist of 27 skilled operators, 15 manufacturing, engineering and supply chain professionals, 13 sales staff and 9 office and management jobs.
When Saica Group started planning its entry into North America, it immediately began considering sites in the Midwest due to the experience and talent of the workforce, the concentration of manufacturing and proximity to potential clients. Hamilton Enterprise Park quickly stood out as a prime location for the manufacturer because of its readiness for construction and accessibility to the rest of the Midwest.
“For a Spanish-based company like Saica to choose the Cincinnati region as its first entry into the U.S. is a compliment to the region and a testament to the work being done by the City of Hamilton to ready sites for future investment,” said Brandon Simmons, REDI Cincinnati vice president of project management. “Hamilton’s Enterprise Park is a leading example of investing in shovel-ready sites that lead to growth. I’m thankful for our partnership with the City of Hamilton, JobsOhio, and Ohio’s Development Services Agency, and I look forward to seeing Saica thrive in the Cincinnati region.”
Saica Group is one of the largest European players in the development and production of recycled paper for corrugated board, with a production of 3.5 million of short tons of paper.
