# Verallia to invest R$500 million to expand glass packaging plant in Campo Bom, Brazil

Verallia will invest R$500 million to expand its glass container plant in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, adding a new furnace that raises capacity to 1.3 million pieces per day from late 2023. The project is expected to create about 140 direct jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-01
- Where: Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Value: $89.0M (500.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 140
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.3 million pieces per day
- Products: glass bottles, glass jars
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Verallia](https://endata.com/companies/7669.md)
- [Government of Rio Grande do Sul](https://endata.com/companies/8653.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br](https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/colunistas/giane-guerra/noticia/2021/11/industria-francesa-investira-r-500-milhoes-em-fabrica-de-embalagens-de-vidro-no-rs-ckw6p68oj007o014cxmamm1j1.html), 2021-11-01: "A Verallia pretende começar a operar o novo forno no final de 2023, permitindo a produção de mais 700 mil unidades por dia."
- [estado.rs.gov.br](https://www.estado.rs.gov.br/estado-e-empresa-verallia-assinam-protocolo-de-intencoes-para-investimentos-de-r-513-milhoes), 2021-12-02: "protocolo de intenções para formalizar o investimento de R$ 513 milhões para a ampliação e duplicação da capacidade produtiva da unidade fabril da empresa, em Campo Bom."

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