Belgian manufacturer to open Mt. Pleasant plant

Recticel Group officials announced the company has selected Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, as the location for its first Insulated Panels manufacturing facility in the U.S. The Belgium-based company plans to create 78 new jobs and invest $49.6 million at the Cherry Glen Industrial Park, a Select Tennessee Certified Site. Once operational, the Tennessee plant will produce insulated panels for the company’s U.S. market, which will be marketed under the brand name Trimo North America. The company has a strong prescence in both the U.S. and Europe, offering smart insulation solutions that advance a carbon-free economy and a better quality of life. It has a manufacturing network of 13 facilities in six countries across the globe.