# Vitro to invest USD 180 million in Meadville plant upgrade

Vitro will invest an estimated USD 180 million to upgrade one of the furnaces at its Meadville plant in Pennsylvania and adapt additional existing facilities to support First Solar's growing manufacturing capacity.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-02-12
- Where: Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $180.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: glass front sheets for solar panels
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Vitro](https://endata.com/companies/4167.md)

## Sources

- [glassonline.com](https://www.glassonline.com/vitro-expands-contract-for-high-tech-glass-front-sheets-for-solar-panels/), 2024-02-11: "Considering the requirements of this expansion, Vitro will invest an estimated USD 180 million to upgrade one of the furnaces at the Meadville plant, located in Pennsylvania, as well in adapting additional existing facilities, to support First Solar’s growing manufacturing capacity in the United Sta"

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