# Ball Corporation to open aluminum can plant in Chilca, Peru

Ball Corporation announced a new aluminum can manufacturing plant in Chilca, Peru, with capacity of over 1 billion beverage cans a year. Start-up is planned for 2023 and the plant will create more than 100 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-06-15
- Where: Chilca, Peru
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 1 billion beverage cans per year
- Products: aluminum beverage cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ball Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/556.md)

## Sources

- [ball.com](https://www.ball.com/newswire/article/124135/ball-corporation-to-open-an-aluminum-can-plant-in-peru), 2022-06-15: "The operation will have production capacity of over 1 billion beverage cans a year and will start up in 2023."
- [gestion.pe](https://gestion.pe/economia/empresas/estadounidense-ball-corporation-abrira-planta-de-latas-de-aluminio-en-chilca-peru-noticia/), 2022-06-17: "La planta de 95,000 metros cuadrados tendrá una capacidad de producción de más de 1,000 millones de latas de bebida al año y comenzará a operar en el 2023."

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