Building-materials company CertainTeed will spend $240 million to expand its Palatka facility, 30 miles south of Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Business Journal reports that CertainTeed boasts that the plant will become the largest drywall factory in the world.
The project is expected to create 110 new manufacturing jobs. At full capacity, approximately 300 people are expected to be working at the plant.
A rail spur connecting to the CSX network allows for shipping on a massive scale. As the Southeast is the primary distribution zone for the facility, the site’s rail connection can bring finished products as far as the Midwest and even Texas.
CertainTeed is continuing to make investments in Northeast Florida. A Superfund site in Jacksonville is undergoing an environmental cleanup and will eventually be sold to CertainTeed Gypsum Operating Co. LLC for development. Gypsum and paper products are used in the manufacturing of drywall.
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