After months of delays, there appeared to be movement Thursday on a massive advanced manufacturing project for Chesterfield County.
Jacobs Engineering Group, based in Pasadena, Calif., announced that it was awarded a contract from Vastly (formerly Tranlin Inc.) to lead permit acquisition and provide design services for its new $2 billion paper manufacturing plant on an 850-acre site.
The plant represents Vastly’s first investment in North America and will be the single largest Chinese greenfield economic development project in the U.S.
Under terms of the agreement, Jacobs said it is responsible for supporting permit acquisition and developing the overall site design, which includes pulping facilities, tissue making and fertilizer production using Vastly’s proprietary technology. When complete, the plant will convert wheat straw into paper products and utilize residual nutrient streams to produce organic fertilizer.
