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<\/a><\/p>\nThe company said that the more than one million square-foot facility represents a capital investment of approximately $500 million and will produce multiple P&G brands when it is fully operational.<\/p>\n
Currently, P&G\u2019s U. S. operations include 29 plants in 21 states.<\/p>\n
This will be P&G\u2019s first plant in West Virginia and only its second new site in the U. S. since 1971.<\/p>\n
The new, multi-category manufacturing plant is part of a redesign of P&G\u2019s North American supply network.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new plant will leverage economies of scale and standardized manufacturing platforms to P&G\u2019s advantage by allowing us to produce multiple brands at one strategic location,\u201d said Yannis Skoufalos, P&G\u2019s Global Product Supply Officer.<\/p>\n
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia also positions P&G to utilize its new distribution center network, which includes large facilities in Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will enable us to rapidly and efficiently serve retail customers and consumers throughout the eastern half of the United States, reaching 80% of them within one-day transit,\u201d Skoufalos said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a significant investment by Procter & Gamble and a huge win for the state of West Virginia,\u201d said Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. \u201cAs the world\u2019s leading consumer-goods manufacturer, P&G is one of the most reputable companies in the world and is a superb employer. In the initial phase, the facility will create over 1,000 construction jobs, and, when it opens, will employ approximately 700 full-time, highly skilled P&G workers. We are excited to welcome Procter & Gamble to West Virginia, and we look forward to a strong working relationship with the company for many decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis investment is about the future of P&G\u2019s entire supply chain from sourcing raw materials to production and distribution,\u201d said Skoufalos. \u201cIt integrates our valued external business partners and contractors as well as P&G employees. We look forward to working with our new partners in West Virginia, as well as being a good corporate citizen in the region, for many years to come. I would like to thank the local officials in Berkeley County as well as the West Virginia state officials, especially Governor Tomblin, who made this project a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Procter & Gamble will build a multi-category manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, West Virginia, near the town of Tabler Station. The plant will open in 2017. The company said that the more than one million square-foot facility represents a capital … Continue reading