Multinational Packaging Firm Consolidating Operations to Terre Haute TERRE HAUTE, Ind.
In 1858, the company was established in St. Louis, Mo. as a manufacturer of machine sewn cotton bags for milled food and grain products. Bemis, which operates 80 facilities in 12 countries, constructed the Terre Haute facility in 1956 to produce polyethylene packaging.
Constructed in 2006, this manufacturing-specific building is located within the 1,500 acre Vigo County Industrial Park I. The 98,000 square-foot facility (88,000 square feet manufacturing space and 10,000 square feet office space) is positioned on 14 acres. The building features a 10-ton bridge crane system at 123 feet in length. The crane's span is 20-feet. The building's floor is super-flat, six-inch reinforced with wire fiber. There are 3 loading docks and 2 overhead doors in place (more can be added as needed). This building is designed for expansion purposes.


