# O-I inaugurates third furnace at Gironcourt plant in €60 million investment

O-I has inaugurated its third furnace at the Gironcourt-sur-Vraine plant in France, part of a €60 million investment. The new furnace will enable production of 1.9 billion glass beer bottles per year and created 60 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-08-27
- Where: Gironcourt-sur-Vraine, France, France
- Value: $71.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 27 Aug 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.9 billion glass beer bottles per year
- Products: glass beer bottles
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [O-I Glass](https://endata.com/companies/7768.md)

## Sources

- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/o-i-launches-third-gironcourt-furnace-in-60-million-investment), 2020-08-28: "It's a great source of pride to see the first flames light up this furnace, particularly in the challenging environment in which we find ourselves."

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