Lee Li Holdings is investing $533 million in renovating and expanding its existing Mississauga, Ontario bottling plant and building a new 85,000 sq ft facility, expected to create 275 jobs with $90 million in provincial funding.
Constellation Brands is near completing a $13 billion investment in a new brewery in Veracruz, Mexico, receiving most equipment in 2024, alongside capacity expansions at its Nava and Obregon breweries.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners unveiled a $43.7 million upgrade of its Moorabbin canning facility, allowing 11 million more cases for the Victorian market. KHS supplied processing and packaging lines as project lead.
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is investing C$34 million in its Lachine, Quebec manufacturing facility to add a new production line for canned beverages, expected operational in spring 2023.
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. plans to invest nearly $11 million in its Calgary manufacturing facility to add capacity and install new packaging equipment, with expansions expected to be operational by March 2022.
Gold Coast craft brewer Black Hops is investing $3 million in a packaging upgrade at its Biggera Waters brewery, including a Master C-Block 24/4 filler and seamer supplied by CFT Australasia. The upgrade is intended to raise can output.
High Pressure Processing service provider Deli 24 has invested £2m to help double its capacity.
Suntory Beverage & Food is investing £13m in Lucozade Ribena Suntory to install a new high-speed bottle filler at its Coleford, Gloucestershire factory, producing 1.3 million bottles a day.
Schenck Process is investing to renovate its main Whitewater, Wisconsin plant into a dedicated stainless steel production facility, removing carbon steel manufacturing. The facility is expected to be fully operational by October 1, 2017.