Irving Tissue Announces $600 Million Expansion of Its Macon, GA, Facility

On Thursday, while celebrating its fifth anniversary of Irving Tissue in Macon, Georgia, company President Robert K. Irving unveiled its latest expansion project. He was joined by Pat Wilson, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), and Robert E. Fountain, Jr., Board Chair of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA).

Irving, who is also Co-CEO of J.D. Irving, Limited, said:

“I am very pleased to announce our Phase 3 expansion at Irving Tissue Macon. The $600 million (USD) investment will add another 100 jobs and include a third ThruAir Dry paper making machine, additional converting lines, and a new fully automated warehouse

It’s another great day for our employees, customers, Irving Tissue, and J.D. Irving. On top of the growth in Macon, this investment will also provide growth in our home region of the northeast—Maine and New Brunswick. Pulp will be supplied from our pulp mill in Saint John, which in turn is supplied from the six million acres we sustainably own or manage. Our fully integrated value chain ensures certainty of supply, exceptional service, and quality, as well as sustainable products for our customers. We are proud of the fact we have planted over one billion trees since 1957, and that these trees are now providing us with the opportunity for growth across our value chain including in our sawmills, pulp mill, and tissue manufacturing plants like Macon.”

Irving Tissue’s plant in Macon currently employs more than 400 people. It produces household paper products, including bath tissue and paper towel.

The investment will increase Irving Tissue’s annual ThruAir Dry capacity by 75,000 tons, the equivalent of 15 million cases. Total annual capacity at the Macon plant will now be 225,000 tons, the equivalent of 45 million cases.