Verallia to invest €60 million for Plant Expansion in Jacutinga (MG), Brazil

Specifications:

Name:

Verallia to invest €60 million for Plant Expansion in Jacutinga (MG), Brazil

Location:

Jacutinga, Brazil

Company:

Verallia

Estimated Cost:

€60 million

Source:

www.verallia.com

Introduction:

Third largest global food and beverages glass packaging producer, Verallia announces it invests around € 60 million in the Jacutinga (MG) plant expansion to build a second furnace.

Features:

This will allow to more than doubling the Minas Gerais plant production capacity: from 1 million bottles per day to 2.3 million from 2023, when the furnace will be running at full capacity.

Jacutinga plant expansion aims to meet the increased demand in the beer and alcoholic segments with amber and green bottles. The production will primarily serve the domestic market.

With the construction of the second furnace, Verallia's factory in Jacutinga will promote the generation of at least 90 direct jobs and another 50 indirect jobs, which will practically double the plant total number of employees. During the construction, the outsourced contingent should reach 1000 employees.