# Ball Corporation to expand aluminum can plant in Viamão, Brazil

Ball Corporation will expand its aluminum can factory in Águas Claras, Viamão, Brazil, increasing monthly capacity to 180 million units. The expansion will add 96 jobs and includes new equipment such as presses and a can drying oven.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-02
- Where: Águas Claras, Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Jobs: 96
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 180 million units per month
- Products: aluminum cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ball Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/556.md)

## Sources

- [gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br](https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/colunistas/giane-guerra/noticia/2021/07/gigante-dos-eua-ampliara-fabrica-gaucha-para-produzir-180-milhoes-de-latas-de-aluminio-ckqmthm2l00a30193qx8sctuk.html), 2021-07-01: "Diante do aumento no consumo de latas de bebidas de alumínio infinitamente recicláveis, que está em curso globalmente nos últimos meses, trabalhamos continuamente com nossos clientes para garantir o suprimento necessário em relação à demanda do mercado."

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