# Mpact opens R150M corrugated factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Mpact officially opened its new corrugated packaging factory in Port Elizabeth on 11 April 2018. The R150 million project centers on a new corrugator supplied by German machine maker BHS and more than doubles the plant's capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-04-11
- Where: Port Elizabeth, South Africa, South Africa
- Value: $11.5M (150.0M ZAR)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: more than doubles factory capacity
- Products: corrugated cartons, citrus packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Mpact](https://endata.com/companies/3140.md)
- [BHS](https://endata.com/companies/3141.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [globalpapermoney.com](https://www.globalpapermoney.com/mpact-announces-opening-of-its-new-corrugated-factory-in-port-elizabeth-cms-10168), 2018-04-11: "Mpact's R150 million investment in Port Elizabeth is centered on a new state-of-the-art corrugator supplied by industry leading German machine supplier, BHS."
- [mpact.co.za](https://www.mpact.co.za/media-centre/media-releases/2018/mpact-opens-state-of-the-art-corrugated-plant-in-port-elizabeth-04-11-2018/), 2018-04-13: "Mpacts R150 million investment in Port Elizabeth is centered on a new state-of-the-art corrugator supplied by industry leading German machine supplier, BHS."

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