Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Clearly Clean Products, LLC, a manufacturer of recyclable plastic trays for retail food products, will expand its presence in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The project, supported through state funding, is expected to create more than 125 jobs in the region.
The project includes the purchase and renovation of an 80,000-square-foot building in Frackville that will be used as a thermoforming plant and warehouse for the company’s finished products. Following the establishment of this facility, Clearly Clean plans to build a 45,000-square-foot production and engineering facility next to its current facility in Orwigsburg. The company plans to invest more than $10 million into the project, which is expected to create more than 125 new, full-time jobs over the next three years.
Clearly Clean received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development for a $350,000 Pennsylvania First grant and $252,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits to be distributed upon the creation of new jobs. The company was also encouraged to apply for a $3 million low-interest loan through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. The project was coordinated by the Governor’s Action Team, an experienced group of economic development professionals who report directly to the governor and work with businesses that are considering locating or expanding in Pennsylvania, with additional coordination through Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO).
Founded in 2008, Clearly Clean Products, LLC is a manufacturer of 100 percent recyclable food trays. The company focuses on eco-friendly products and manufactures smooth-edged overwrap trays called the Roll-Over Wrap tray. It also produces MAP trays and smooth-edge MAP trays with a peelable barrier layer, multi-peelable layer packaging for food and retail, paint trays with peel-away liners, and recyclable barrier rollstock – many for which the company owns the world’s only patent. Clearly Clean Products is dedicated to high-quality, innovative products that are environmentally friendly and made in America.
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