Sofidel American recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary of being a part of the state.
With the international paper converting corporation headquartered in Luca, Italy, the country’s home of tissue, the company found little trouble settling into the Green Bay area, known as the home of tissue in the U.S.
“It’s a natural fit to us, and we’re ecstatic to be here,” Sofidel Executive Vice President of Sales Derek Dafoe told Fox11News.com.
Sofidel first opened on the west side of Green Bay before expanding to its current standing. As part of its celebration, the company invited family members of employees out for tours, food and some entertainment on a Saturday.
The company first expanded into the U.S. market in 2012, with Green Bay being among the first of the three main sites where the company commenced operations with a manufacturing plant. In 2015, Sofidel bought a converting plant in Green Bay and took part in SelectUSA, a program that supports foreign investments within the U.S.
Sofidel now counts seven domestic locations, including two in offices in Pennsylvania and Florida, joint paper mill and converting sites in Oklahoma and Ohio, and converting plants in Mississippi, Nevada and Wisconsin.
The company recently suffered the loss of one of the organization’s co-founders.
