# Caribbean Glass Industry to build $100M glass plant in Pedro Brand, Dominican Republic

Caribbean Glass Industry announced the construction of a glass bottle factory in Pedro Brand, Santo Domingo province, with an investment of over $100 million. The plant will have an annual capacity of 500 million bottles and create 300 jobs starting February 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-11-12
- Where: Pedro Brand, Santo Domingo province, Dominican Republic
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Feb 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500 million bottles per year
- Products: glass bottles
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Caribbean Glass Industry](https://endata.com/companies/51145.md)
- [Cervecería Nacional Dominicana](https://endata.com/companies/478.md) (customer)
- [Grupo Rizek](https://endata.com/companies/51146.md) (investor)
- [Grupo Borja](https://endata.com/companies/51147.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [hoy.com.do](https://hoy.com.do/economia/construiran-fabrica-vidrio-con-inversion-us-100-mm_842074.html), 2020-11-12: "La empresa Caribbean Glass Industry anunció ayer la construcción de una fábrica de vidrio en la zona franca de Pedro Brand, provincia de Santo Domingo, con una inversión que sobrepasa los 100 millones dólares y que generará 300 empleos desde febrero del año próximo."

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