International Paper plans to build a state-of-the-art corrugated packing plant in Atglen Borough, Chester County, next year. The plant will bring about 150 new jobs to the area.

The facility will allow International Paper to expand its industrial packaging footprint in southeast Pennsylvania and the northeast United States. The Atglen plant will be the first box plant International Paper will have built in the United States in more than 30 years.

To further aid in helping International Paper to locate in Atglen, the Wolf administration recently approved a $371,000 rail freight grant to construct approximately 500 feet of new railroad track to the plant and rehabilitate 1,200 feet of existing track near the site.

According to company officials, construction of the Atglen plant is set to begin in the first quarter of 2022 and it is expected to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2023. International Paper is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging and pulp products. It has manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa, and Europe.