Kruger Products is expanding production of its Scotties facial tissues at its Richelieu plant in Gatineau, Quebec. Through an expansion project involving a total investment of $14.5 million and the creation of 16 new jobs, Kruger Products inaugurated a new facial tissue converting line at the plant in November 2023. This new addition will allow for a 25 percent increase in facial tissue production.

The announcement was made in the presence of Christopher Skeete, Quebec Minister of Economy; Suzanne Tremblay, Member of the National Assembly for Hull; and Michel Manseau, senior vice president and general manager, consumer products – Canada, Kruger Products.

“I congratulate everyone who contributed to the installation of our new converting line at the Richelieu plant, on time and on budget. Ultimately, our recent investments and our new converting line in Gatineau will allow us to increase our facial tissue capacity by 2.2 million cases per year by providing high quality products and a diverse capacity to respond to the increased demand seen in the North American market.” said Manseau.

In addition, as part of the project, another component will be implemented at Kruger’s Laurier plant, also in Gatineau, where new equipment will be responsible for collecting tissue production waste. With a focus on the circular economy, this waste will be recycled for the manufacture of value-added projects. This component is expected to be completed by June 2025, and will enable the Laurier and Richelieu plants to increase their productivity.

Kruger Products received a $7.27 million loan under Investissement Québec’s ESSOR program to carry out this project.

Source tissueonlinenorthamerica.com