Page 62 - Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories no. 2-2020

PLANTS RENOVATION
plants renovation
Verallia’s food container factory
in Lagnieu has been modernized
and renovated, improving both
the quality of their products and
working conditions for employees

The company also inaugurat-
ed their Jacutinga plant located
in the state of Minas Geraisat
during the beginning of July
2019. The facility produces 1
million green and amber bottles
a day for the beer, spirits and
wine markets. Verallia invested
77 million EUR to build the
facility, which replaces the Agua
Branca factory in the city of São
Paulo.
In Lagnieu, a factory dedi-
cated to food containers, the
company invested 24 million
EUR to rebuild one of the two
furnaces on-site and modern- Nests for birds of prey,
ize the renovated furnace's five who will hunt for rodents

lines that serve both craft and
multinational companies. The
new furnace, which produces
about 2 million jars per day, has
been completely rebuilt and the
production lines it supplies have
been modernized. The recon-
struction provided an opportu-
nity to use the latest technologies
and more modern materials, in
particular to improve the energy
performance and environmental
impact of the facilities, in line
with the Group’s environmental
commitments. The new furnace
Seville employees and their families help plant has a combustion control system
young olive trees to encourage biodiversity that promotes its homogeneity

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