# Coleus Packaging adds PMC500 metal crown machine at Alrode plant

Coleus Packaging has acquired and installed a new PMC500 machine at its Alrode factory in Alberton, South Africa, spending about R40 million to raise output of metal crown closures by about 20%. Yearly output is expected to rise from six billion to seven to eight billion units.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-02-21
- Where: Alrode, Alberton, South Africa
- Value: $2.10M (40.0M ZAR)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: Yearly output from six billion to seven-to-eight billion metal crowns; 5,000 crowns per minute
- Products: metal crown closures, beverage closures
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Coleus Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/11557.md)
- [Nokusa Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/11558.md) (partner)
- [Astir Vitogiannis](https://endata.com/companies/11636.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/bottle-cap-manufacturer-notes-production-volume-cost-benefits-of-new-machine-2024-02-21), 2024-02-21: "The company invested about R40-million on acquiring and installing the new machine"
- [foodbusinessmea.com](https://www.foodbusinessmea.com/coleus-packaging-invests-us2-11m-in-crown-manufacturing-line/), 2024-03-18: "This expansion comes following Coleus Packaging's investment of R40 million (US$2.11M) in a state-of-the-art metal crown manufacturing machine, the PMC500."

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