Dive Brief:
- Pratt Industries Inc. announced the opening of its 350,000 square foot recycled cardboard box facility in Lewisburg, OH.
- The $44 million plant was built adjacent to another box facility owned by the company.
- Pratt Industries, based in Conyers, GA, is the fifth-biggest box manufacturer in the U.S.
Dive Insight:
The company said as many as 10,000 trees per day will be saved since Pratt uses 100% recycled paper and packaging products. The owner of the company, Anthony Pratt, also said the equipment used on site, such as fork lifts and grab trucks, will run on compressed natural gas.
Pratt is in the middle of constructing a $260 million recycled paper facility in Valparaiso, IN. The company anticipates the 250,000-square-foot plant will begin operations in July 2015.
