Berry Global launches expansion at its Benson plant Submitted by JOHNSTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BENSON — Berry Global, the Fortune 500 global maker and marketer of non-woven fabrics and plastic packaging products, will invest more than $70 million to expand its Benson manufacturing plant. The company will add approximately 60 jobs to its existing 217-person Johnston County workforce. County Commissioners joined the town of Benson’s Board of Commissioners in a joint meeting recently to approve performance-based incentives as part of Berry Global’s national search for a location to house its expansion. “Congratulations to this longtime corporate resident on the success that has led to this major expansion,” said
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Chad Stewart, chairman of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners. “Berry Global has been in the trenches in the fight against COVID-19, providing highquality personal protective equipment, and we’re proud they’ve selected Johnston County for this exciting expansion.” Headquartered in Evansville, Ind., Berry Global Group, Inc. maintains 295 facilities across the globe and employs a worldwide workforce of more than 47,000. The company, founded in 1967, creates innovative products for consumer and commercial markets by leveraging unparalleled global reach, the latest sustainability principles and a rich legacy of innovation. Berry Global’s Benson expansion is being driven by growth in its wipes business. The company’s products are used
by the world’s leading wipe brands for infection prevention. From 2014 to 2019, demand for disinfectant wipes grew at 6% per year before surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Happi, an industry media company specializing in the global personal care, household and industrial and institutional cleaning markets. The industry anticipates demand remaining high after the pandemic subsides. “The investment by Berry in this state of the art, high speed proprietary technology at our Benson facility allows us to support both the ongoing demand and future innovation of cleaning and
