The A$42m upgrade in Gawler, which was partly government-funded, will bring a further 26 jobs to the 317-strong workforce and increase capacity by around 60m bottles a year.
The expansion represents one of Orora’s biggest investments in Australia, said chief executive Nigel Garrard.
“The plant is already one of the largest glass manufacturing facilities in the Southern Hemisphere and the A$42 million investment enables us to meet the increasing demand for high-quality glass bottles,” he said.
The expanded facility is expected to result in spending worth an extra A$10m a year in the South Australian supply chain through raw materials, energy, maintenance and labour costs.
A good proportion of the contracts going to South Australian companies, Gerrard added.