# Cristalchile to invest $100M in glass plant expansion near Santiago

Cristalchile will invest $100 million to expand a plant near Santiago, adding a new furnace with 400 tonnes/day melting capacity and increasing annual production by about 100,000 tonnes. The expansion is expected to start operations in the second half of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-29
- Where: Santiago outskirts, Chile
- Value: $100.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tonnes per year
- Products: glass containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Cristalchile](https://endata.com/companies/23177.md)

## Sources

- [mx.investing.com](https://mx.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/cristalchile-invertira-100-mln-dlr-en-ampliacion-de-planta-118007), 2017-03-29: "Esto permitirá aumentar la capacidad de producción en aproximadamente 100.000 toneladas anuales"

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