{"id":24432,"date":"2015-02-12T03:18:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T02:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=24432"},"modified":"2015-02-11T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T14:11:14","slug":"mushroom-packaging-ecovative-opens-second-manufacturing-plant-in-troy-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/mushroom-packaging-ecovative-opens-second-manufacturing-plant-in-troy-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushroom-packaging: Ecovative opens second manufacturing plant in Troy, NY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Green Island, NY\u2013 Ecovative is expanding its manufacturing with the opening of a plant in Troy, NY to produce its premium Mushroom\u00ae Packaging solution. From its new facility, the company will continue to supply customers with its high performing products while also continuing to innovate the specialized technologies designed to create Mushroom Packaging.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ecovative will produce its blocking, bracing, and cushioning products, licensed to Sealed Air Corporation in North America as Restore\u00ae Mushroom Packaging, at the Troy facility. Ecovative employees will be producing this product on equipment custom-designed by Ecovative engineers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new Troy manufacturing plant will house the evolving technologies required to produce Ecovative\u2019s innovative products at a scale necessary to meet our growing customer base. We are excited to bring more manufacturing to Troy and the region we call home,\u201d Eben Bayer, CEO of Ecovative, said in announcing the company\u2019s expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Ecovative is maintaining its partnership with Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE), the leading packaging company in North America, which has partnered in the production of some Ecovative products for the past 3 years. Restore\u00ae Mushroom\u00ae Packaging will continue to be designed and sold through Sealed Air\u2019s North American and global distribution networks.<\/p>\n<p>At the 20,000 square foot facility, located at the Ross Valve Tech Park in the Troy neighborhood of Lansingburgh, Ecovative will convert its biological material grown at their nearby Green Island, NY facility into the final packaging product. The close proximity of the company\u2019s two facilities, along with access to local agriculture suppliers, will allow Ecovative to meet its efficient supply chain goals. Ecovative\u2019s Troy plant, expected to be operational by mid-2015, will be the site for continuous improvement of manufacturing design, with a particular focus on energy efficiency and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a sixth generation manufacturing company, founded in 1879, we share Ecovative\u2019s commitment to Troy and the Capital Region.\u201d said Andy Ross, CEO of Ross Valve. \u201cEcovative\u2019s decision to move its sustainable manufacturing into the Ross Valve Tech Park in Troy will be an excellent addition to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Island, NY\u2013 Ecovative is expanding its manufacturing with the opening of a plant in Troy, NY to produce its premium Mushroom\u00ae Packaging solution. From its new facility, the company will continue to supply customers with its high performing products while also continuing to innovate the specialized technologies designed to create Mushroom Packaging. 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