Vitro to Invest in the Construction of a New Glass Containers Furnace

Vitro announced an investment that about 70 million USD for the construction of a new container furnace at the Vitro plant in Toluca, Mexico on October 12, 2021.

Adrián Sada Cueva, Vitro’s CEO, said, “This new furnace will get the best technology for the manufacture of glass with high quality, design and a high level of sophistication. With this new furnace we will be able to offer greater availability of value-added products.”

In 2007, Vitro began operations in one of the largest glass packaging plants in the world to meet, among others, the requirements of the packaging markets for cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries and pharmaceuticals with high quality and efficiency standards.

“The new furnace will provide additional capacity to support our customers and their growing requirements for glass containers, providing a higher level service in the regions and segments where we participate. The furnace will have state-of-the-art technology to manufacture high-value-added glass containers with sustainable processes,”said Schlomo Frymerman, Director of Glass Containers.