# Şişecam breaks ground on EUR 255M glass packaging plant in Kaposvár, Hungary

Şişecam held the ground-breaking ceremony for its first European glass packaging facility in Kaposvár, Hungary, with an investment of EUR 255 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-21
- Where: Kaposvár, Hungary, Hungary
- Value: $280.5M (255.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 330
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 330,000 tonnes per annum
- Products: glass packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Sisecam Group](https://endata.com/companies/1193.md)

## Sources

- [glassonline.com](https://www.glassonline.com/sisecam-ground-breaking-ceremony-for-glass-packaging-plant-in-hungary/), 2022-03-20: "Our Hungarian investment will further strengthen Şişecam’s position in glass packaging."
- [glassglobal.com](https://www.glassglobal.com/news/sisecam-breaks-ground-on-e255m-glass-packaging-facility-in-hungary-32028.html), 2022-04-07: "With a €255m investment, this major facility will enable us to introduce our quality glass packaging products to the European market more easily."

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