# Ciner Group to build €500M glass factory in Lommel, Belgium

Turkish Ciner Group will invest €500 million in a new glass factory at Kristalpark III in Lommel, Belgium, producing 1,300 tons of glass per day and creating 500 direct jobs. Construction starts in 2023, with the first furnace operational in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-12-16
- Where: Lommel, Kristalpark III, Belgium
- Value: $530.0M (500.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,300 tons per day
- Products: glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ciner Group](https://endata.com/companies/29444.md)

## Sources

- [vrt.be](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/12/16/turkse-ciner-investeert-half-miljard-euro-in-nieuwe-glasfabriek/), 2022-12-16: "We blijven voorzichtig en spreken over 500 miljoen euro, maar waarschijnlijk zal het meer zijn."

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