BEP Ramps up for New Catalyst Series

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s outgoing Director, Len Olijar called 2022 an exciting year on many fronts in his introduction to the agency’s Annual Report, citing progress in a number of areas, including the goal of upgrading its facilities.

The expansion of the Western Currency Facility (WCF) in Fort Worth, Texas, is nearing completion, adding 40,000 sq ft to house production equipment and a new vault. Once completed this year, the WCF expansion project will provide approximately 300,000 sq ft of space for increased production capabilities and vault storage, and will support reclamation efforts, upgrade security and enable the accelerated development and testing of future currency, while improving environmental performance and safety.

In the Washington DC area, a major milestone was the transfer of land from the US Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Treasury for the new currency manufacturing facility in Beltsville, Maryland, that will replace the current 100 year-old plant in the capital.