# Kian Joo Can to build two plants in Myanmar's Thilawa SEZ

Kian Joo Can Factory is building two manufacturing plants in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, one for cans and one for corrugated containers via subsidiary Box-Pak, requiring US$23.5 million, with commercial production targeted for Q4 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-26
- Where: Thilawa Special Economic Zone, Myanmar (Burma)
- Value: $23.5M
- Status: under construction
- Products: tin cans, corrugated boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Kian Joo Can Factory](https://endata.com/companies/1341.md)
- [Box-Pak](https://endata.com/companies/1342.md)

## Sources

- [newdelhitimes.com](https://www.newdelhitimes.com/kian-joo-prioritizes-myanmar-for-foreign-expansion123/), 2017-04-26: "The manufacturing plants are situated in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone."

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