FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — Ball Corporation is building a new plant in Rome, Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Wednesday, a $200 million expansion of the company's current Floyd County operations.
The governor says the new plant, which will manufacture aluminum cups, will create more than 180 jobs.
The governor touted the announcement as a sign of Georgia's bustling business environment.
"Georgia's manufacturing industry has seen unprecedented growth in recent years and this expansion is indicative of that unrivaled success," Kemp said in a release.
Ball Corporation is a provider of aluminum packaging for a variety of products and industries.
The company's chairman, president and CEO, John. A Hayes, said in a release the new plant would help the company "provide both our customers and consumers with another environmentally friendly and fun option in our industry-leading portfolio of aluminum packages."
Ball currently operates an aluminum beverage can manufacturing plant in Rome.
Pat Wilson, the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said "we are immensely proud of the success that Ball Corporation is seeing in Floyd County."
“The company’s growth is a testament to Georgia’s booming manufacturing industry," Wilson added. " I want to thank Ball for their continued investment in our state and all of our local and statewide economic development partners for their work to make this announcement possible.”
The plant, according to the governor's release, is expected to begin operations late next year.
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