# Tetra Pak invests R500 million to upgrade Pinetown packaging plant

Tetra Pak is investing R500 million to upgrade and increase production capacity at its packaging material factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The multi-year upgrade starts in the first quarter of 2022 and will raise local packaging content to 80%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-01-17
- Where: Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Value: $31.0M (500.0M ZAR)
- Status: announced
- Products: packaging materials, liquid food packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [packagingmag.co.za](https://www.packagingmag.co.za/tetra-pak-invests-r500-million-in-facility-upgrades/), 2022-01-17: "TETRA PAK recently announced at a formal celebration it is investing R500-million to upgrade and increase the production capability of its packaging material factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal."

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