# O-I resumes construction of third furnace at Gironcourt plant, France

O-I is building a third furnace at its Gironcourt plant in France, with a €60 million investment. The expansion will enable production of 2 billion beer bottles per year and has created 60 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-09
- Where: Gironcourt, France, France
- Value: $68.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2 billion bottles per year
- Products: glass bottles
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [O-I](https://endata.com/companies/1163.md)

## Sources

- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/work-resumes-on-o-is-gironcourt-plant), 2020-06-09: "The expansion will see the glassworks produce 2 billion bottles of beer a year."

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