New P&G manufacturing plant to serve Eastern United States

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble will build a multi-category manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, W. Va., marking the company’s first plant in West Virginia and only its second new site in the United States since 1971.



The plant is slated to open in 2017. The facility represents a capital investment of approximately $500 million and will produce multiple P&G brands when it is fully operational. Currently, P&G’s U. S. operations include 29 plants in 21 states.



The new, multi-category manufacturing plant is part of a redesign of P&G’s North American supply network. “This new plant will leverage economies of scale and standardized manufacturing platforms to P&G’s advantage by allowing us to produce multiple brands at one strategic location,” said Yannis Skoufalos, P&G’s global product supply officer.



The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia also positions P&G to utilize its new distribution center network, which includes large facilities in Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. “This will enable us to rapidly and efficiently serve retail customers and consumers throughout the eastern half of the United States, reaching 80% of them within one-day transit,”  Skoufalos said.