# Benepack Hungary breaks ground on €65M can factory in Makó

Benepack Hungary, a project of China Packaging and Food Machinery Corporation (CPMC), held a groundbreaking ceremony on 26 September 2023 for a new packaging factory in Makó, Hungary. The €65 million investment will produce about one billion cans annually and create 120 jobs, with operations expected to start in September 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-09-26
- Where: Makó, Hungary
- Value: $69.0M (65.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 120
- Starts operating: Sep 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1 billion cans per year
- Products: cans
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Benepack Hungary](https://endata.com/companies/13638.md)
- [China Packaging and Food Machinery Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/47018.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [economia.hu](https://economia.hu/cpmc-investimento-sostenibilita-inaugurazione/), 2023-09-27: "Un investimento complessivo da 65 milioni di euro per la creazione di una fabbrica per imballaggi a Makó"

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