DuPont Logistics Center
DuPont has announced it will consolidate its Richmond area warehouse operations in Chesterfield County. DuPont has contracted with Devon USA, through C.B. Richard Ellis, to invest $30 million to build a new warehousing and logistics center. Devon will build two 400,000-square-foot buildings on the site located on Bellwood Road adjacent to DuPont’s James River Plant.
DuPont is a science company, delivering science-based solutions that make a difference in people’s lives in food and nutrition, health care, apparel, home and construction, electronics and transportation. Founded in 1802, the company operates in 70 countries and has 94,000 employees. Once complete, the warehouse and logistics complex will house finished and semi-finished products, such as Kevlar and Tyvek, produced at DuPont’s nearby Spruance plant and other operations currently located in seven facilities in the local area. The new location should provide improvements in distribution technologies, business cost and overall effectiveness. While the current warehouse operations employ about 145 people, additional employment is likely at the new complex.
“We chose Chesterfield County for this project due to the close proximity of our Spruance plant, transportation access, and the strong, ongoing relationship we have with the community and the state,” said Mike Mayberry, DuPont Spruance Plant Manager.
The Chesterfield County Department of Economic Development assisted DuPont with its decision to locate in the county’s northern Enterprise Zone.