# Vitro to invest $180M to upgrade Meadville plant for First Solar contract

Vitro will invest approximately $180 million to upgrade a furnace at its Meadville, Pennsylvania plant and adapt other facilities to supply glass front sheets for First Solar's photovoltaic panels. Production is expected to start in Q1 2026.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-10-25
- Where: Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $180.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: glass front sheets for photovoltaic solar panels
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vitro](https://endata.com/companies/4167.md)
- [First Solar](https://endata.com/companies/11148.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/vitro-increases-us-solar-glass-investment-to-180-million), 2023-10-25: "Vitro will invest an estimated $180 million to upgrade one of the furnaces at the Meadville plant, located in Pennsylvania, as well in adapting additional existing facilities."

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