Visy starts bottle production at USD 351m (AUD 500m) Queensland glass plant
Visy said on 27 October 2026 that it has produced the first glass bottles at its new Yatala glass recycling and manufacturing plant in Queensland, from the first of two oxy-fuel furnaces now being commissioned. The plant cost about USD 351m (AUD 500m) and has been under construction since October 2022. Once both furnaces are running it is designed to process up to 200,000 tonnes of recycled glass a year and make up to 1bn bottles and jars annually.
Why this mattersUp to 1bn bottles and jars a year at about 70% recycled content adds substantial Australian glass container and cullet-processing capacity for Visy.
- Visy announced first bottle production at Yatala, Queensland, on 27 October 2026, from the first of two oxy-fuel furnaces
- Total investment is about USD 351m (AUD 500m); construction began in October 2022
- Designed capacity is up to 1bn bottles and jars a year once fully operational
- The plant is designed to process up to 200,000 tonnes of recycled glass a year
- Target average recycled content is about 70% at full operation
- About 200 permanent jobs are expected once commissioning is complete
- Zippe supplied the batch plant for Visy's Yatala, Queensland glass site, designed to serve both furnaces
- The batch plant includes container scales, BWS cullet belt scales, two mixers and two cullet return systems
- Automation runs on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 with AVEVA Plant SCADA, engineered to Australian RPEQ requirements