# O-I launches third furnace at Gironcourt plant in €60M investment

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

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-08-27
- Where: Gironcourt-sur-Vraine, 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

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

## Sources

- [fr.glassglobal.com](https://fr.glassglobal.com/news/o-i-launches-third-gironcourt-furnace-in-60-million-investment-30950.html), 2020-09-07: "The €60 million investment will ensure the company can produce 1.9 billion glass beer bottles a year."

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