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O-I Acquiring Glass Packaging Facility in Mexico

Expands presence in growing Mexican market.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nueva FÃ brica Nacional de Vidrio, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Nueva Fanal) from Grupo Modelo, a wholly owned affiliate of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. The Nueva Fanal facility is located near Mexico City, Mexico. Currently, this plant has four furnaces to produce and supply approximately 300,000 tons of glass containers annually for Grupo Modelo brands, which include Corona, Modelo Especial and Pacifico.   The acq...

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