# AkzoNobel invests €32M in metal packaging factory in Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain

AkzoNobel announced a €32 million investment to build a metal packaging coatings factory in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, creating 40 jobs. Operations are scheduled to begin by mid-2025, and the cornerstone has been laid.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-17
- Where: Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain
- Value: $34.0M (32.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 40
- Status: under construction
- Products: bisphenol-free packaging coatings for beverage cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [AkzoNobel](https://endata.com/companies/11242.md)

## Sources

- [catalonia.com](https://catalonia.com/w/dutch-multinational-akzonobel-invests-32-million-euros-to-open-a-metal-packaging-factory-in-catalonia), 2023-11-17: "The Dutch multinational AkzoNobel has announced a €32 million investment to build a new metal packaging factory in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona)."
- [foodandbeverage.business](https://www.foodandbeverage.business/packaging/akzonobel-makes-investment-in-coatings-technology-and-production-facility/), 2023-12-18: ""AkzoNobel" is investing €32 million in a new plant at its Vilafranca site in Spain, which will produce bisphenol-free coatings for the metal packaging industry in EMEA."

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