# Silgan Containers expands into Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania with $15M facility

Silgan Containers is investing $15 million in a facility at 8201 Industrial Blvd. in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, creating 29 new jobs over three years to serve East Coast customers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-01-12
- Where: Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $15.0M
- Jobs: 29
- Status: announced
- Products: steel and aluminum food containers, pet food cans

## Companies

- [Silgan Containers](https://endata.com/companies/2667.md)
- [Nestlé Purina](https://endata.com/companies/2692.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [lehighvalley.org](https://www.lehighvalley.org/news/food-and-beverage/north-america-s-largest-metal-food-packaging-manufacturer-expands-into-lehigh-valley/), 2018-01-12: "creating 29 new jobs over the next three years in the region."
- [newscenter.purina.com](https://newscenter.purina.com/Nestle-Purina-Growth-Helps-Drive-Investment-New-Jobs-in-Leigh-Valley), 2018-01-18: "Silgan's $15 million investment in a new Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, facility, announced by Gov. Tom Wolf last week, will help support recent growth at Purina's Allentown plant."

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