TIOGA, PA – Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently visited Tioga County’s Tyoga Container facility to discuss its $30 million expansion. Tyoga Container, a corrugated box manufacturing plant, was recently awarded $1.5 million in the state’s 2023-24 budget for the project.
“The team from Tyoga Container has a proven track record in the manufacturing industry,” Yaw said. “This multi-generational company brings good paying jobs to Tioga County and creates substantial economic benefits for our region. I was proud to have advocated for this funding and I’m looking forward to their continued progress.”
Earlier this year, Tyoga Container introduced the community to its completely redesigned facility, marking the largest expansion in the company’s history. The renovation took two years to complete and included 126,000 feet of factory space and 18,000 square feet of office space. The new space, which now totals nearly 264,000 square feet, houses corporate offices and customer service representatives, a design lab and employee breakrooms. The plant floor is now home to five new state-of-the-art corrugated converting lines, ink kitchen, pre-production space, in-plant training facilities and supervisor offices.
“Through the support of local and state officials including Sen. Gene Yaw, State Rep. Clint Owlett and former Tioga County Commissioner Erick Coolidge, we redesigned our entire facility for optimal throughput while installing a total of five new corrugated converting lines,” said Chris Morral, Tyoga Container executive vice president. “With the completion of this project we now have nearly 180 employees and are in the upper echelon of sheet plants throughout the country in terms of overall capacity and capabilities.”
Tyoga Container Inc. was established in 1970 as a family-owned business and operates a corrugated box manufacturing plant, load securement and dunnage operations, wholesale packaging supplies, bulk bags and pallets. The company currently encompasses the thirteenth expansion project in its history and has over 3,000 customers nationwide.
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