Paper manufacturer Sofidel has finalized the details of an expansion plan announced last October to further strengthen its production capacity in the United States. The expansion will take place at the company’s integrated facility in Inola, Oklahoma.
The plan includes the construction of a new building to house the previously announced 75,000 tonnes per year Valmet Through-Air-Drying (TAD) tissue machine, along with the installation of converting lines with matching capacity for the production of finished goods. The project also includes the expansion of the pulp and parent reel warehouse, and the construction of a fully automated finished goodswarehouse — developed using E80 technology — with 100,000 pallet positions. The new buildings will cover a total area of approximately 1,000,000 square feet.
The total investment amounts to $775 million, and the machine start up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2028…