NORTH CAROLINA — A global paper-based packaging company has purchased a 259,000 square-foot building in Anderson County at Exit 27 on I-85. Smurfit Kappa has committed to bring 200 new jobs and a $68 million investment as part of the new facility. The Irish firm currently operates at 350 sites in 36 countries, with 46,000 employees worldwide, and specializes in cardboard packaging manufacturing, producing 11 billion square meters of such products a year. The company is also active in the paper-making and recycling sectors. The company expects to acquire a new 259,000-square-foot facility. Burn said the building, an industrial spec building, is another example of the benefits if private investment is benefiting the county. The building is part of Hunt Midwest’s Evergreen 85 Logistics Park.