# Ball to open 11th can plant in Frutal, Minas Gerais, for R$500m

Ball is set to open its 11th can plant in Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a R$500 million investment and 1.5 billion cans per year capacity, entering production in Q3 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-05-21
- Where: Frutal, MG, Brazil
- Value: $94.0M (500.0M BRL)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 billion cans per year
- Products: metal cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [revistaoe.com.br](https://revistaoe.com.br/ball-vai-inaugurar-11a-planta-de-latas-em-frutal-mg-orcada-em-r-500-mi/), 2021-05-21: "A fábrica entra em produção no 3º trimestre, com capacidade de 1,5 bilhão de latas/ano."
- [metalpackager.com](https://metalpackager.com/2021/06/minas-gerais-hub/), 2021-06-14: "Ball is already underway with the construction of its new factory in Frutal."

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