# Vichisa to build $200M glass container plant in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico

Vichisa, a Crown subsidiary, will invest $200 million in two phases to build its ninth glass container plant in Meoqui, Chihuahua, to supply Heineken's nearby brewery. The first phase is $120 million and is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs, with construction starting in October 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-16
- Where: Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 145 thousand tons of glass per year
- Products: glass bottles, glass containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Vichisa](https://endata.com/companies/1925.md)
- [Crown](https://endata.com/companies/535.md) (partner)
- [Heineken](https://endata.com/companies/1927.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [elfinanciero.com.mx](https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/proveedora-chihuahuense-de-heineken-invertira-200-mdd-en-planta-de-vidrio/), 2017-08-16: "Con este convenio, Vichisa se compromete a realizar la inversión y a generar empleos de calidad"

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