# Owens-Illinois to invest R$300 million to double Vitória de Santo Antão glass plant

Owens-Illinois is installing a new furnace at its Vitória de Santo Antão glass bottle plant in Pernambuco, Brazil, adding 200 million glass bottles a year with R$300 million of investment, due for completion by early 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-02-20
- Where: Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Value: $60.0M (300.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 100
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: +200 million glass bottles per year
- Products: glass bottles, glass jars
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Owens-Illinois](https://endata.com/companies/2307.md)

## Sources

- [bahiaeconomica.com.br](https://bahiaeconomica.com.br/2024/02/20/fabrica-da-owens-illinois-investe-r-300-mi-em-vitoria-de-santo-antao-pe), 2024-02-20: "A atual capacidade será ampliada em 200 milhões de garrafas de vidro por ano."

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