Ardagh Group is investing $195 million in the expansion of its metal fabrication plant for beverage cans in North Carolina, USA. An expansion project that the company plans to complete in 2022.

With this investment and an increase in its workforce, the group intends to install two new high-speed canmaking lines and convert warehouse space into production space at the existing Winston-Salem facility.

Ardagh Group has been producing aluminium beverage cans and can ends in Winston-Salem since 1975. With six production lines, it is the company’s largest can manufacturing facility in the United States.

“This project is part of Ardagh’s Group’s $2.1 billion 2021-2024 global business growth investment program and is being undertaken to meet rapidly growing demand as consumers increasingly recognize the environmental and quality benefits of beverage cans,” said Claude Marbach, CEO of Ardagh North America.

“Our products offer high recycling rates and content, which support the customer’s sustainability goals and contribute to a circular economy. This latest expansion in Winston-Salem is indicative of Ardagh’s ongoing commitment to supporting customer growth.”