Kruger inaugurates new plant in Quebec
Kruger Products Inc. has inaugurated its new light dry crepe (LDC) tissue plant in Sherbrooke, Que.
Construction of the facility, which spanned three years, was part of a large-scale $377.5-million expansion project.
The facility is located on a site adjacent to Kruger’s TAD plant.
Features include a double-wide tissue machine with LDC technology and two new converting lines: a facial tissue line in the new plant and a bathroom tissue line in the TAD plant.
With a capacity of 60,000 metric tons, the new LDC machine nearly doubles the Sherbrooke Operational Centre's production capacity and increases overall production to more than 130,000 metric tonnes per year.
The industrial complex located in Sherbrooke's Brompton borough manufactures such brands as Cashmere UltraLuxe, Scotties Ultra Soft and SpongeTowels Ultra Pro.
The project created 205 direct jobs, increasing the number of new jobs at the company’s Sherbrooke Operational Centre to 378 since 2020.
Kruger has invested nearly $1 billion in the region since 2018 to create a major tissue product manufacturing hub in North America.
The expansion project was supported by Investissement Québec, agent for the Government of Québec, who provided $165 million in loans.
"This second plant fulfills our vision to make Sherbrooke a major manufacturing hub in North America of premium-quality tissue products. The fact that two large-scale projects were completed in just six years is a clear indicator of outstanding success and a testament to stellar teamwork. I would like to extend special congratulations to the project team at our LDC plant and to everyone who was involved in building both facilities. I also applaud our employees in Sherbrooke, whose daily commitment is key to our success,” said Michel Manseau, senior vice president and general manager, consumer business – Canada, Kruger Products, in a press release.
