# AGP to add third furnace at Nigel glass plant, creating 300 jobs

Ardagh Glass Packaging South Africa, formerly Consol Glass, is expanding its Nigel plant east of Johannesburg with two additional furnaces, a R3bn investment that will add about 30% capacity and create 300 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-12-11
- Where: Nigel, Gauteng, South Africa
- Value: $171.0M (3.00B ZAR)
- Jobs: 300
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: additional 30% capacity at Nigel plant
- Products: glass bottles and containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Ardagh Glass Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/9984.md)

## Sources

- [businessday.co.za](https://www.businessday.co.za/bt/business-and-economy/2022-12-11-agps-message-in-a-bottle-celebrates-nigel-expansion/), 2022-12-11: "The group has invested R3bn in an additional two furnaces to expand its plant in Nigel, with the first of the two opening in August."

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