# AMP to build £150M drinks canning factory in Newtownabbey

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has received planning permission to build a £150 million drinks canning factory at Global Point Business Park in Newtownabbey, Ireland. The 42,585 sqm facility is expected to create around 200 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-16
- Where: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, Ireland
- Value: $180.0M (150.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: drinks cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ardagh Metal Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/7342.md)

## Sources

- [canmakingnews.com](https://www.canmakingnews.com/issues/news-in-brief/amp-to-build-150m-drinks-canning-factory/), 2022-08-16: "A new £150m drinks canning factory in Newtownabbey, Ireland, that will create around 200 new jobs has been given planning permission."

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