John Bel Edwards and others, announced the Ouachita Parish project at the Millhaven site last spring. Once complete, the 1.27-million-square-foot facility will include both a carton plant and logistics center that will also include DHL Supply Chain as a partner.ĭoss, along with Gov. Graphic Packaging employs hundreds of workers in West Monroe at its paper mill and carton plant and is building a new carton plant and distribution center on Millhaven Road in Ouachita Parish.Įconomic development officials have said it’s the largest single construction project in the parish’s history. "The combination meaningfully increases our exposure to the growing food service market, provides significant runway to realize synergies, and will drive strong financial results." "We are very enthusiastic about the platform for future growth created by this combination and expect the transaction will significantly increase our mill production and converting scale," he said. "We are excited to close this transformative transaction at the start of the new year, and the timing reflects the significant effort of both Graphic Packaging and International Paper employees," Graphic Packaging CEO and President Michael Doss said in a press release. Graphic Packaging, which is in the midst of investing almost $300 million in Ouachita Parish, closed its $6 billion deal to buy International Paper’s North American Consumer Packaging business this week. Watch Video: Want to stay in the know about Monroe?
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