A California thermoformer is expanding to the east by resurrecting an Ohio manufacturing plant that closed last year.
Nuvo Packaging LLC, which is associated with PinnPack Capital Holdings of Oxnard, Calif., expects to create 100 jobs by reopening the former Genpak LLC thermoforming plant in Columbus, Ohio, state economic development officials said.
Nuvo is investing $10 million in the facility, according to JobsOhio, a state economic development agency that helped with the project.
"The decision to locate the new operation in Columbus marks a significant milestone for Nuvo Packaging and represents a strategic expansion to serve its growing customer base better," JobsOhio said on its website.
"Columbus offers a strategic location and a skilled workforce, making it an ideal choice for our expansion efforts. We are confident that our investment in this new facility will not only enable us to better serve our clients, but also contribute to the economic growth of the region," PinnPack and Nuvo Packaging CEO Ira Maroofian said in a statement.
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved a 1.19 percent tax credit for eight years for the creation of $5 million in new annual payroll, according to a fact sheet from the Ohio Department of Development.
Ohio competed with Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas for this Nuvo's expansion efforts.
"With its ideal location, Nuvo Packaging's newest manufacturing operations will provide recyclable food packaging for the Eastern United States with talent from Ohio," JobsOhio CEO J.P. Nauseef said in a statement.
Nuvo makes thermoformed packaging for the bakery, deli, confectionary and food service industries.
"The company will use and update much of the equipment from the previous tenant to speed up the timeline to begin production. Once operational, Nuvo will contract with plastic food packaging company Pinnpack Capital Holdings," the state said.
Genpak announced closure of the facility in early 2023 and said at the time 67 people would lose their jobs. A Genpak official indicated the plant was closing due to depressed demand for the company's PET products.
The plant formerly made both heat- and cold-resistant bakery and food containers but had cut production to only cold-resistant products at the time of the announced closure.