Railroad project supporting WestRock’s Pleasant Prairie plant gets state funding
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It would require four to six truckloads to deliver the same amount of material as one rail car.This grant was critical in attracting this business to the village of Pleasant Prairie, said Craig Thompson, WisDOT secretary. The facility will have the capacity to produce up to 2.6 billion square feet of corrugated board a year, according to a village staff report. WestRock estimates it will use 9 million gallons of water a year to manufacture its corrugated boxes.WestRock selected Pleasant Prairie for its new box plant to support growing demand from customers in the Great Lakes region, according to a January announcement from the company. Construction will start this year and be completed in 2025.The village of Pleasant Prairie is proud to partner with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to support WestRock, a leading manufacturer of paper and corrugated packaging products, in their investment to develop a state-of-the-art corrugated box plant, said Eric Rindfleisch, Pleasant Prairie village administrator. The grant will support the addition of a rail spur to enhance material delivery, reducing daily truck trips to and from the facility.