Crown’s new can manufacturing plant in the UK set to create 280 jobs

Pennsylvania-headquartered Crown Holdings has announced plans to build a new beverage can manufacturing plant in the UK.

Construction of the Peterborough plant will begin during the second quarter of 2022 with the first line expected to commence production during the second quarter of 2023. Additional lines are planned in a phased manner to reach over three billion units of annual capacity.

The finished 625,000 sq ft facility, expected to employ 280 people, will be Crown’s largest manufacturing facility for beverage cans in Europe.

Ashwini Kotwal, President of Crown Bevcan EMEA, commented:  “Beverage cans are the world’s most sustainable and recycled beverage packaging option and are increasingly preferred by customers and consumers alike.  The demand for beverage cans is rapidly growing with  increasing  proportion of new beverages in the U.K. being introduced in cans. This new facility demonstrates Crown’s commitment to meeting expanding customer requirements.”

About Crown Holdings

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. The firm’s global headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania.