# Royal Can Making Company plans new container glass factory near Baghdad

Royal Can Making Company plans to build a container glass factory near Baghdad with a capacity of about 1150 tons per day across three furnaces. The first phase (520 tpd) is expected to break ground in May 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-28
- Where: near Baghdad, Iraq
- Starts operating: May 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1150 tons per day
- Products: container glass bottles
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Royal Can Making Company](https://endata.com/companies/60659.md)
- [cm.project.ing GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/60660.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [glassglobal.com](https://www.glassglobal.com/cmproject_glass_turnkey_lines/news-31871.html), 2022-01-28: "Iraq based, holding company Royal Can Making Company plans to set up a new container glass factory with a capacity of about 1150 tons per day."

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