SCA Personal Care this past week announced the expansion of its Bowling Green, Ky., USA, TENA® incontinence care protection facility. The $23.9 million expansion project will increase production capacity of products primarily used in the healthcare sector and increase total full-time employment with 20 new jobs, for a total of 180 employees.

  

In 2012, SCA’s Bowling Green location became the first Zero-Waste-to-Landfill operation among all SCA North American manufacturing facilities. The facility diverts more than 7 million lb. of waste materials from local landfills.

 

"I’m grateful that SCA, an award-winning member of the state’s manufacturing sector, will increase its presence in Bowling Green. The fact that SCA chose to invest and grow its product line shows Kentucky is making the right moves to attract industry," Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said. "As we enhance Kentucky’s workforce training pr¬ograms, cut regulations that hold back companies, and improve our overall business climate, we further distinguish Kentucky as a manufacturing center of excellence where industry wants to locate and expand."

Bowling Green Mayor Bruce Wilkerson said that "the City of Bowling Green congratulates SCA on their expansion project. We look forward to their growth and the impact both SCA and their employees will have on our community."

Overall, SCA employs about 640 Kentuckians, including their approximately 500 employees at the Harrodsburg, Ky., paper mill through its acquisition of Wausau Paper in January of this year. SCA’s North American operations span across the nation to include facilities in Alabama, Arizona, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Sweden-based SCA is a global hygiene and forest products company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue, and forest products. With sales in 100 countries, SCA has about 44,000 employees. Sales in 2015 amounted to approximately $13.7 billion.