Voith is modernizing and expanding its roll service center in West Monroe, La., underscoring its firm commitment to the future of the paper industry and the evolving needs of customers. The expansion will be Voith Paper’s largest, most recent investment in North America.
The Voith Paper facility first opened in 1991 and is the leading roll service center in North America. The expansion will add needed workspace for continued growth in addition to adding jobs to support the local West Monroe economy. The project will result in a faster and more seamless service experience, expand capacity and enhance logistics processes. The increased space will also provide additional training areas for employees.
The expansion is expected to begin in mid-2025 and will continue throughout the year. The facility will remain fully operational during this time. In addition to benefiting customers, this project is expected to positively impact regional economic growth.
“At Voith Paper, we are committed to the paper industry and meeting the needs of our customers,” says Jeff Berg, Vice President Operations FRS NA at Voith Paper. “By investing in the West Monroe location and optimizing our internal processes, we will provide more efficient, reliable and timely support to paper producers in North America. This project underscores our long-term commitment to our customers, employees and the local community.”
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport. Founded in 1867, Voith today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and thus is one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
The Group Division Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group. As the full-line supplier to the paper industry, it provides the largest range of technologies, services and products on the market, and offers paper manufacturers integrated solutions from a single source. The company’s continuous stream of innovations facilitates resource-conserving production and supports customers in significantly reducing their carbon footprint. With its comprehensive automation products and leading digitalization solutions from the Papermaking 4.0 portfolio, Voith offers its customers state-of-the- art digital technologies to improve the availability and efficiency of their systems in all sections of the production process.