Ball and Crown invest INR 50bn in new aluminium can plants in Uttar Pradesh
Ball Corporation and Crown Holdings are investing a combined INR 50bn (USD 523m) in two separate aluminium beverage can projects at Uttar Pradesh's Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster. Crown has started construction of a two-line plant at Unnao costing INR 21bn, first announced in April 2026 and due on stream in the second half of 2027. Ball Beverage Packaging India has selected a site at Meerut for a plant with a proposed investment of INR 29bn, which has been granted incentives under Uttar Pradesh's 2023 policy for FDI and Fortune-listed investors.
Why this mattersTwo major can makers building capacity in the same Indian cluster signals a bet on rapid growth in aluminium can demand across alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
- Combined investment of INR 50 billion (USD 523 million) across two projects
- Ball Beverage Packaging India selected a site in Meerut, IMLC, investing INR 29 billion (USD 303 million)
- Crown Holdings is investing INR 21 billion (USD 220 million) in a greenfield plant on nearly 40 acres in Unnao
- Crown's plant was first announced in April 2026 and is scheduled to start operations in second half of 2027
- Crown's facility is expected to produce around 2.2 billion cans annually and create over 200 direct jobs and 1,500 indirect jobs
- Crown has lined up long-term customers including United Breweries, part of Heineken
Sources
AL Circle