Staunton River Plastics has broken ground on their new 250,000-square-foot facility being built in the Town of Hurt and Pittsylvania County. The manufacturer is the first tenant of the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park in Hurt, and will bring $34 million of capital investment and 200 new jobs to the region. Watch at https://bit.ly/SRPinhurt.
Future Staunton River Plastics Plant Manager Greg Wood said, “This new operation will provide opportunities for many in the area to be part of a growing business of injection molded plastics. Having a broad selection of talented people in the area, combined with the availability of advanced training programs through local and regional school systems, was a major factor in choosing this location for our production facility. We look forward to being a positive addition to the community of Hurt, Virginia.”
“It’s great to join Staunton River Plastics to break ground on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hurt that will bring good-paying, full-time jobs and economic opportunity,” said Governor Ralph Northam.
At the new plant, Staunton River Plastics will manufacture parts for a long-term contract with a Fortune 500 company in the health and beauty industry. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ohio-based plastics manufacturer Rage Corporation, which owns another manufacturing facility in nearby Altavista.
The project was secured through a collaboration among Pittsylvania County, the City of Danville, the Town of Hurt, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance and the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.
