# CPMC to invest €60M in beverage can factory in Genk, Belgium

Chinese company CPMC plans to invest €60 million in a new beverage can factory in Genk, Limburg, on the site of Illochroma Haoneng, with production targeted to start by January 1, 2020; the agreement is not yet fully finalised.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-18
- Where: Genk, Limburg, Belgium
- Value: $68.4M (60.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: drink cans, recyclable aluminium packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [CPMC Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/4444.md) (investor)
- [Illochroma Haoneng](https://endata.com/companies/4493.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [made-in.be](https://www.made-in.be/limburg/chinezen-pompen-60-miljoen-in-blikjesfabriek/), 2019-01-18: "Het Chinese CPMC gaat 60 miljoen euro investeren in een nieuwe fabriek voor drankblikjes in Genk."

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