Plastics & Chemicals

Our Plastics and Chemicals Cluster

• Lewisburg is home to a number of Plastics and Chemicals companies including the following:
  • Berry Plastics makes Pallet Stretch Wrap in Lewisburg employing 91 people
  • Trison Coatings makes Powder Coatings and Adhesives employing 42 people in Lewisburg
  • ALX Enterprises makes Dry Resin Pellets in Lewisburg
  • Kyzer Plastics does Plastics/Injection Molding for Inkjet Cartridges and Small Molding Projects in Lewisburg
  • Owen Plastics does Plastics/Injection Molding and Small Molding Projects in Lewisburg
  • Will & Baumer Candle manufactures Candles in Lewisburg
• Since 2011 employees in the following Plastics/Chemical sectors have grown in our 9-county labor shed:
  • 264% growth since 2011 in Asphalt Single and Coating Materials Manufacturing
  • 252% growth since 2011 in Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
  • 65% growth since 2011 in Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing
  • 62% growth since 2011 in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
  • 31% growth since 2011 in Unlaminated Packaging Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
  • 29% growth since 2011 in Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
  • 21% growth since 2011 in Explosives Manufacturing
  • 19% growth since 2011 in Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
  • 8% growth since 2011 in Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
  • 6% growth since 2011 in Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
• Our 9-county labor shed features more workers in the following Plastics/Chemical sectors than the average US labor shed:
  • 3 times more in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing than the US average
  • 3 times more in Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
  • 3 times more in Explosives Manufacturing than the US average
  • 2 times more in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins than the US average
  • 2 times more in Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
  • 2 times more in Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing

Electric Power

• We are served by the Lewisburg Electric System which is a distributor for TVA. TVA has been ranked a Top 10 North American utility for leadership in economic development by Site Selection magazine for nine consecutive years.
• TVA has a diverse power mix with 11 coal-powered plants, 29 hydroelectric dams, three nuclear power plants (with six operating reactors), nine simple cycle natural gas plants, and five combined cycle gas plants.

Natural Gas

• Natural gas service is provided by Lewisburg Gas Department serving homeowners (residential), business ( commercial) and factory (industrial) customers with 3743 service lines and 97 miles of main.
• Lewisburg Gas Department provides service to both the I-65 Business Park, off I-65 Exit 32 and Industrial Park in the city limits.
• LGD is served by Spectra Energy (East Tennessee Pipeline) transmission mains.

Water and Wastewater

• Lewisburg is served by the Lewisburg Water & Wastewater Department that draws its water from the Duck River.
• Water
  • Source: Duck River
  • Local Distributor - City: Lewisburg Water & Wastewater
  • Capacity: 4.0M Gallons Per Day
  • Current Consumption: 2.5M Gallons Per Day
  • Storage Capacity: 6.1M Gallons Per Day
  • Water: $16.59 1^st 2K Gallons, $3.56 Avg. after 2K Gallons
• Sewer
  • Treatment Type: Full Biological
  • Local Distributor - City: Lewisburg Water & Wastewater
  • Capacity: 6.0M Gallons Per Day
  • Current Usage: 2.0M Gallons Per Day
  • City Sewer Coverage: 90%
  • Storm Sewer Coverage: 15%
  • Solid Waste Disposal Type: Landfill
  • Sewer: $19.47 1^st 2K Gallons, $6.49 Avg. after 2K Gallons

Plastics/Chemical Companies in our Labor Shed:

• The following companies are located in our 9-county labor shed:
  • 9 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
  • 8 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
  • 7 Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
  • 5 Printing Ink Manufacturing
  • 5 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
  • 4 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
  • 4 Adhesive Manufacturing
  • 4 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
  • 4 Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing
  • 3 Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
  • 3 Custom Compounding of Purchased Resin
  • 3 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
  • 3 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
  • 3 Asphalt Single and Coating Materials Manufacturing
  • 2 Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
  • 2 Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
  • 2 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
  • 1 Pesticide and Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
  • 1 Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
  • 1 Explosives Manufacturing
  • 1 Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing
  • 1 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
  • 1 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
  • 1 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

Interstate Access

• Lewisburg located on Interstate 65 and have 4 times more General Freight Trucking companies than the US average.

Skilled Labor

• Under 100 employees in Lewisburg are a member of a union
• Tennessee is a Right-To-Work state
• The following numbers of skilled people work in the Plastics/Chemicals sector in our 9-county labor shed:
  • 3,138 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
  • 564 Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
  • 542 Coating, Painting, and Spray Machine Operators
  • 475 Chemical Equipment Operators
  • 467 Molding Machine Operators
  • 447 Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
  • 327 Chemical Technicians
  • 313 Extruding Machine Operators
  • 234 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
  • 183 Chemists
  • 124 Separating Machine Operators
  • 113 Materials Engineers
  • 102 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators
  • 83 Chemical Plant and Systems Operators
  • 81 Chemical Engineers
  • 11 Materials Scientists

Labor

Unskilled Labor

• 25,084 people are employed through temporary staffing agencies in our 9-county labor shed

Free Community or Technical College Training for all Tennesseans - Tennessee Promise

• The Tennessee Promise provides free tuition through Columbia State Community College for either a degree or certificate program for graduating high schoolers.
• Columbia State features degree and certificate programs in Advanced Integrated Industrial Technology. Click here to view the curriculum for the degree program:
  
  

Chemical, Materials, Polymer, and Biomolecular University Programs

• Vanderbilt University (only 49miles from Lewisburg) features a myriad of Research and Development in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Click here to view all the research performed at Vanderbilt in this field:
  
  
  • Additionally Vanderbilt features Chemical and Materials Engineering degrees.
  • The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks Vanderbilt as the 49th best university in the entire world.
• Lewisburg is positioned in close proximity to Middle Tennessee State University (located 35 miles from Lewisburg) with over 22,000 students which features a Department of Chemistry Program which has a portion of its program focusing on materials/polymer.
• The University of Tennessee has 16th best Materials Engineering School in the USA according to www.best-engineering-colleges.com.

K-12 Public Schools

• The Marshall County School System serves approximately 5,400 enrolled students from K-12 per year.
• Our system ranks in the top 75% of all school districts in Tennessee by www.schooldigger.com.
• In 2014, our students performed better than the state average in testing in the following areas:
  • 9% better in English I
  • 8% better in Algebra II
  • 7% better in Algebra I
  • 4% better in Biology I
  • 2% better in US History

Air Access

• The Nashville International Airport, located 49 miles from Lewisburg, is served by 13 carriers with more than 410 average daily arriving and departing flights with non-stop service to 57 airports. The following carriers serve the airport:
  • Air Canada
  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • American Eagle
  • Boutique Air
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection
  • Frontier Airlines
  • JetBlue Airways
  • OneJet
  • Southwest Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • United Express
• Non-stop service is provided to and from the following airports through Nashville:
  
  

Taxes/Business Climate

• There are no personal income taxes on wages and salaries in Tennessee.
• The state Corporate Income Tax rate in Tennessee is 6.5%.
• According to The Tax Foundation, Tennessee has the lowest state debt per capita in the country, meaning we will have sustainable, low taxes for the foreseeable future.
• In 2015, Tennessee was named the “Fourth Best State in the Country for Business” by Chief Executive magazine.

Available Buildings and Sites

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Incentives

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• Click here to view the State of Tennessee’s incentives programs:

• Click here to view incentives from TVA: