# Verallia opens new furnace at Mendoza glass plant in Argentina

Verallia, a Saint-Gobain subsidiary, invested USD 70 million in a new furnace (Horno 3) at its glassware plant in Mendoza, Argentina, to produce bottles for wine and sparkling drinks. The expansion increases production capacity by 40-50% and created 70 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-30
- Where: Mendoza, Argentina
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: Q2 2012
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 40-50% production capacity increase
- Products: glass bottles for wine and sparkling drinks
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Verallia](https://endata.com/companies/7669.md)
- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [herunwl.com](http://www.herunwl.com/mobile/21-0-1573-1.html), 2016-11-30: "The local glassware shop of the French group Saint–Gobain got already 'Horno 3' (Furnace 3) working, involving a USD 70 million investment, destined mainly to the production of bottles for wines and sparklings."

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