DOVER \u2014 Delmarva Corrugated Packaging celebrated the grand opening of its 465,000-square-foot Dover facility on Friday alongside Delaware\u2019s congressional delegation and Kent County business leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The manufacturing facility plays a significant role in the mid-Atlantic\u2019s supply chain, which has been a hallmark of U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester\u2019s work in Congress for the last two years \u2013 as well as U.S. Sens. Chris Coons and Tom Carper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe reception we have received from the state of Delaware, from the county, municipality\u2026 (this) could not have been done (without) your participation; in the capital structure, the economics of getting this place was absolutely essential to those policies,\u201d said Dennis Mehiel, Delmarva Corrugated Packaging chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delmarva Corrugated Packaging\u2019s new facility has been operational since 2021, and its business has created 160 full-time manufacturing positions since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The facility has prioritized green energy since its inception, as millions of tons of wastepaper and cardboard do not see the landfill and are reused at the location. This was applauded by Sen. Carper, who chairs the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delmarva Corrugated Packaging has also pledged to install a two-megawatt photovoltaic system on its roof, which facility consultant Andreas Akaras predicts will become the largest installment of its kind in the state; enough to power 250 Delaware homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat people don\u2019t realize is that a corrugated facility actually is a major part of the green economy, because we recycle millions of tons of paper that would go to a landfill,\u201d Mr. Akaras said. \u201cOne-third of what this place needs will come from the sun, that\u2019s a lot to consider.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The topics of supply chain benefits and contributions to the move toward green energy in the First State were praised by Rep. Blunt Rochester and Sen. Carper, as well as business leaders and company representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware\u2019s congresswoman has pushed for federal policies to alleviate supply chain stress, which benefits companies like Delmarva Corrugated Packaging, which can assist in supply chain efficiency efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor the past two years, I\u2019ve been working on strengthening our supply chains because we learned through the pandemic; people weren\u2019t even talking about it unless you were somebody like Dennis (Mehiel),\u201d Rep. Blunt Rochester said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe learned you couldn\u2019t get (personal protective equipment), we learned that you couldn\u2019t get baby formula; the shelves were empty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a part of Delmarva Corrugated Packaging\u2019s grand opening ceremony, stakeholders, the congressional delegation and state lawmakers cut a ribbon to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Mehiel and Mr. Akaras also presented an \u201copening of the box\u201d to Austim Delaware, which received $10,000 as a gift in the event.
Staff writer Joe Edelen can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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