Takigawa Corp., the leading flexible packaging and high-performance films producer in Japan, will create 180 full-time jobs with a nearly $46 million investment to locate a manufacturing operation in Bardstown, its first in the U.S.

The Narashino, Japan-based company will build a 180,000-square-foot facility on a greenfield site in Nelson County in an effort to meet growing demand. The operation will primarily serve high-impact packaging for high-impact brands.