Nice-Pak is increasing its manufacturing capacity at its Jonesboro facility. Nice-Pak is a global producer of wet wipes. Its expansion is expected to be doubled to produce disinfecting wipes and significantly increase other product groups’ capacity. The expansion will also increase employment by adding more than 300 associates by the end of 2021.
Robert Julius, chairman & CEO of Nice-Pak, said, “Our products are essential for consumers to help stay healthy and well amid the COVID-19 pandemic and We have been working non-stop to produce more wipes than ever before, and we commend the tremendous performance of our Jonesboro associates, who have been terrific in rising to the challenge.”
Nice-Pak’s project will begin in January 2021 in a phased approach that will complete in August 2021 and entail multiple upgrades, including the extension of existing lines and a new manufacturing line that will create 176 new jobs.
Nice-Pak continues to respond to the unprecedented need for wipes – essential in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The company recently generated independent clinical data showing its disinfectant wipes demonstrate efficacy against the virus that causes COVID-19.
