# O-I Canada gets C$3.5M federal aid to modernize Montréal glass plant

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions granted O-I Canada Corp. a repayable C$3.5 million contribution to modernize its Montréal glass container plant. The project adds digital production equipment to increase recycled glass use and diverts up to 75,000 tonnes a year from landfill.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-03-14
- Where: Montréal, Canada
- Value: $2.75M (3.50M CAD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 75,000 tonnes a year of cullet and glass diverted from landfill
- Products: glass containers, recycled glass cullet
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [O-I Canada Corp](https://endata.com/companies/9013.md)
- [O-I Glass](https://endata.com/companies/7768.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-o-i-canada-corp-the-montreal-branch-of-a-global-leader-in-glass-production-and-recycling-809010714.html), 2022-03-14: "To facilitate the modernization of O-I's Montréal plant, the Government of Canada is granting the company a repayable contribution of $3.5M."

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