# O-I to invest €60M in Gironcourt glass plant expansion

Owens-Illinois will invest more than $60 million to expand its plant in Gironcourt, France, including building a new furnace. The expansion is expected to be completed in early 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-01
- Where: Gironcourt, France
- Value: $68.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: glass containers, premium beer bottles
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Owens-Illinois](https://endata.com/companies/2307.md)

## Sources

- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/o-i-to-invest-60-million-in-gironcourt-plant), 2019-03-12: "Our customers recognise that glass brings brand building capabilities."
- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/o-is-gironcourt-plant-hosts-french-governmental-meeting), 2020-02-25: "It is always good news when a large business invests in France."

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