GREENVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - Governor Andy Beshear says GE Appliances will award $40 million to four plastics suppliers in Kentucky.

He says it’s an effort to boost laundry manufacturing.

The companies include Plastic Products Co. Inc., a plastic injection molder based in both Lebanon and Greenville.

Officials say the new contracts are the first of many economic ripple effects from GE Appliances’ $3 billion, five-year plan to strengthen its U.S. manufacturing footprint and expand its supply chain.

By the end of that commitment, GE Appliances will have invested $6.5 billion across its U.S. manufacturing plants and nationwide distribution network since 2016.

Additionally, GE Appliances spends $318 million annually with more than 480 Kentucky suppliers.

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