# Tetra Pak invests R500 million to upgrade Pinetown packaging plant

Tetra Pak announced a R500 million investment to upgrade and increase production capability at its packaging material factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, with work running until August 2023 and 120 jobs added.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-26
- Where: Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Value: $33.0M (500.0M ZAR)
- Jobs: 120
- Status: announced
- Products: carton-based packaging materials
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Tetra Pak](https://endata.com/companies/357.md)

## Sources

- [iol.co.za](https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2021-10-26-tetra-pak-announces-r500m-investment-to-upgrade-pinetown-plant/), 2021-10-26: "Swedish company Tetra Pak announced yesterday that it would be investing R500 million between this year and August 2023 to upgrade and increase the production capability of its packaging material factory in Pinetown."

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