# Vitro Architectural Glass to build jumbo MSVD coater in Wichita Falls, Texas

Vitro Architectural Glass will invest $55 million to build a jumbo magnetron sputtered vacuum deposition glass coater at its Wichita Falls plant, expected to be the largest in North America.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-15
- Where: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
- Value: $55.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: energy-efficient low-emissivity glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Vitro Architectural Glass](https://endata.com/companies/22211.md)

## Sources

- [vitroglazings.com](https://www.vitroglazings.com/about/news/vitro-architectural-glass-to-build-jumbo-msvd-coater-in-wichita-falls-texas/), 2017-02-15: "The $55 million investment, which Vitro Glass first announced when it acquired PPG’s former flat glass business last fall, will enable the Monterrey, Mexico-based manufacturer to produce high-performing, energy-efficient low-emissivity glasses."
- [timesrecordnews.com](https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/money/business/2017/02/15/vitro-selects-wichita-falls-plant-growth-new-jobs/97937504/), 2017-02-15: "The new equipment will enable us to cost-efficiently coat jumbo-sized glass, which will further increase demand for our products."

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