# Ball, Red Bull and Rauch break ground on USD1.5 billion canmaking plant in North Carolina

Ball Corporation, Red Bull and Rauch North America broke ground on a USD 1.5 billion can manufacturing and distribution facility in Concord, North Carolina, able to produce up to 3 billion cans a year for Red Bull, with operations expected from 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-11
- Where: Concord, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $1.50B
- Jobs: 600
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: up to 3 billion cans per year
- Products: aluminium cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ball Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/556.md)
- [Rauch North America](https://endata.com/companies/8293.md)
- [Red Bull](https://endata.com/companies/8222.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [canmaker.com](https://canmaker.com/ball-red-bull-and-rauch-break-ground-on-usd1-5-billion-canmaking-plant/), 2025-09-11: "The project is expected to create more than 600 jobs for Cabarrus County."
- [packagingdive.com](https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-manufacturer-expansions-nefab-lamiflex-ring-container-ball-ipower/760397/), 2025-09-18: "Ball Corp., in partnership with its customer, Red Bull, broke ground on a new $1.7 billion manufacturing and distribution center in Concord, North Carolina."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.