# Vitro invests $70M in new glass container furnace in Toluca, Mexico

Vitro announced a $70 million investment to build a new glass container furnace at its Toluca plant in Mexico, to meet increased demand. Construction will begin in 2021 and operations are expected to start in the first half of 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-12
- Where: Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $70.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: glass containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Vitro](https://endata.com/companies/4167.md)

## Sources

- [vidrioplano.com](https://www.vidrioplano.com/en/news-center/2021/october/vitro/vitro-will-invest-in-the-construction-of-a-new-glass-containers-furnace/), 2021-10-15: "This new furnace will have the best technology for the manufacture of glass with high quality, design and a high level of sophistication."

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