# Showa Aluminium Can to start sleek can production in Vietnam

Showa Aluminium Can Corporation, a subsidiary of Showa Denko Group, planned to start producing sleek aluminium beverage cans in Vietnam from December 2016. The investment volume and capacity were not disclosed.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-12-15
- Where: Vietnam
- Status: announced
- Products: sleek aluminium beverage cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Showa Aluminium Can Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/576.md)
- [Showa Denko Group](https://endata.com/companies/577.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [english.vov.vn](https://english.vov.vn/en/trade/japanese-company-sets-solid-foothold-in-vietnamese-packaging-sector-339349.vov), 2016-12-15: "Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Showa Denko Group (SDK), has released plans to start producing sleek cans in Vietnam from this December."

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