# Amcor invests $40M to double production at Bellevue, Ohio rigid plastics plant

Amcor Rigid Plastics will invest $40 million to double production at its Bellevue, Ohio facility, adding about 126,000 sq ft of manufacturing space and 85,000 sq ft of warehouse space, supported by a JobsOhio grant. The expansion started in 2017 and is expected to finish in 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-10
- Where: Bellevue, Ohio, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: double production at Bellevue site
- Products: PET bottles, preforms, injection blow molded containers, extrusion blow molded containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Amcor Rigid Plastics](https://endata.com/companies/428.md)
- [JobsOhio](https://endata.com/companies/720.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [beveragedaily.com](https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2017/01/10/Amcor-sees-a-rise-in-conversion-from-glass-to-plastic/), 2017-01-10: "Amcor Rigid Plastics will invest $40m to double production at its Bellevue, Ohio facility after demand from manufacturers converting from glass to plastic."

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