The Arnold facility produces aluminium cans for Anheuser-Busch and soft drink makers. This expansion, planned for completion in 2013, will add approximately 100,000 sqft to the warehouse and production areas, maintaining the more than 100 current jobs.
Luiz Edmond, president of Anheuser-Busch InBev North America, said: “The expansion of our Arnold MCC facility is one more example of our company’s dedication to the state, contributing to the economic stability of the region,” “Through our strong partnerships with state and local leaders,we have been able to bring this valuable investment to our hometown.”
The facility expansion is made possible through a property tax abatement programme in collaboration with the City of Arnold and Jefferson County. The bond programme is designed to encourage business recruitment and expansion and provides incentives for a variety of industrial projects. Missouri Quality Jobs, the state’s Department of Economic Development programme that helps create and maintain valuable jobs, also contributed incentives to this project.
The project is part of Anheuser-Busch’s October 2011 announcement to invest $1bn in its facilities nationwide over the next three years. In 2010 and 2011, more than $5m was spent to modernise the Arnold can plant, which improved efficiencies and reduced its environmental impact.
Metal Container Corporation, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch, supplies more than 45% of the brewer’s beer cans and 55% of its lids for the US market. The operation also produces cans and lids for major US soft drink companies, including PepsiCo and Monster Beverage Corporation.
Source: Anheuser-Busch
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