# Crown to build sixth Brazilian beverage can plant in Minas Gerais

Crown's Brazilian subsidiary CROWN Embalagens plans a two-line plant in Minas Gerais to make two-piece aluminum beverage cans. At full operation the plant will add 2.4 billion cans of annual capacity, starting production in Q2 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-19
- Where: Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Value: $120.0M (650.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2.4 billion cans per year
- Products: two-piece aluminum beverage cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Crown](https://endata.com/companies/535.md)
- [Crown Embalagens](https://endata.com/companies/6446.md)
- [Crown](https://endata.com/companies/535.md) (partner)
- [Évora S.A.](https://endata.com/companies/7505.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [crowncork.com](https://www.crowncork.com/news/crown-invest-its-sixth-can-plant-brazil-meet-growing-demand), 2021-01-19: "The new two-line facility will produce two-piece aluminum cans in multiple sizes and have annual capacity of 2.4 billion cans when fully operational."
- [cimm.com.br](https://www.cimm.com.br/portal/noticia/exibir_noticia/20864-crown-pretende-investir-650-milhoes-sexta-fabrica-latas-brasil), 2021-02-17: "A Crown Embalagens, joint-venture entre a multinacional estadunidense do ramo de embalagens Crown Holdings e a empresa Évora S/A, deverá investir R$ 650 milhões"

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