# San Miguel Yamamura to build $700M glass plant in Davao Occidental

San Miguel Yamamura will break ground within two months on a glass manufacturing plant with 800-metric ton capacity in Davao Occidental, Philippines. The $700 million facility is expected to be completed in 24 months and will serve export markets.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-30
- Where: Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines
- Value: $700.0M
- Starts operating: May 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 800 metric tons per day
- Products: glass containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [San Miguel Yamamura](https://endata.com/companies/24566.md)
- [San Miguel Corp](https://endata.com/companies/5541.md) (investor)
- [Nihon Yamamura Glass Company](https://endata.com/companies/5544.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [glassonline.com](https://www.glassonline.com/smc-set-to-build-usd-700-m-glass-plant/), 2017-05-30: "The plant will be competitive because of very low power rate within the industrial estate."

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