Polish packaging maker Can-Pack invested about R$1 billion in Brazil, mainly in aluminum can and can-lid plants in Maracanau, Ceara. The aluminum can plant was set to start operations on April 20, 2018, and the lid plant in mid-August 2018.
Can Pack Romania is investing €50 million in a second production line and capacity expansion at its Bucharest metal can factory, hiring 85 people and targeting 1.5 billion cans per year, with the line starting in February 2018.
Poland's CAN-PACK Group opened a beverage can plant in Helmond, Netherlands, with a total investment of over EUR 100 million, co-financed by BGK. The plant has two lines producing up to 2 billion cans per year.
Can Pack Romania will invest EUR 50 million in a second production line at its Bucharest plant, raising capacity from about 950 million to 1.5 billion cans per year. The new line is expected to start in February 2018.
Can-Pack unveiled a new aluminium cans factory at Dubai Investment Park, UAE, with an investment of Dh200 million. The plant will serve markets as far as the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
Can-Pack SA completed the acquisition of its first beverage can plant in South America from steelmaker Cia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), the Metalic plant in Brazil.