# SIG opens aseptic carton packaging plant in Queretaro, Mexico

SIG brought its new aseptic carton packaging plant into operation in Queretaro, Mexico, after 12 months of construction. The €73 million plant will produce 500 million carton packs in its first year, increasing to 1.2 billion sleeves in 2024, and created over 200 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-04-25
- Where: Queretaro, Mexico
- Value: $80.0M (73.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 25 Apr 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 500 million carton packs per year (first year), 1.2 billion sleeves per year (2024)
- Products: aseptic carton packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [SIG](https://endata.com/companies/40984.md)

## Sources

- [sig.biz](https://www.sig.biz/en/media/press-releases/sig-unlocks-new-growth-potential-in-north-america-as-state-of-the-art-production-plant-opens-in-mexico), 2023-04-25: "Our new packaging plant will enable us to keep up with the growing demand for aseptic carton packs and serve our North American customers faster and more efficiently."
- [foodinfotech.com](https://www.foodinfotech.com/sig-starts-operations-at-its-state-of-the-art-production-plant-in-mexico/), 2023-04-29: "Our new packaging plant will enable us to keep up with the growing demand for aseptic carton packs and serve our North American customers faster and more efficiently."
- [dairyindustries.com](https://www.dairyindustries.com/news/42330/sig-opens-aseptic-plant-in-mexico/), 2023-05-02: "Our new packaging plant will enable us to keep up with the growing demand for aseptic carton packs and serve our North American customers faster and more efficiently."
- [dairyfoods.com](https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/topic/2711-packaging-technologies-dairy-processors?page=12), 2023-05-08: "SIG opens aseptic carton packaging facility in Mexico"

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