# Ideal Can adds fourth line at Quebec plant, lifting capacity to 470 million cans

Ideal Can has commissioned a fourth production line at its Saint-Apollinaire plant in Quebec, raising annual capacity from 350 million to 470 million cans, supported by a C$1.5 million contribution from CED.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-18
- Where: Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec, Canada
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 470 million cans per year
- Products: food cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ideal Can](https://endata.com/companies/13620.md)
- [Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions](https://endata.com/companies/4025.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [canmakingnews.com](https://www.canmakingnews.com/issues/latest/ideal-can-boosts-food-can-capacity-by-120-million-with-new-quebec-line/), 2026-08-18: "Ideal Can has commissioned a fourth production line at its Saint-Apollinaire plant in Quebec, increasing annual capacity from 350 million to 470 million cans"

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