Crown inaugurates first Indonesian aluminium beverage cans facility

Crown Asia Pacific, a division of Crown Holdings, has inaugurated its new aluminium beverage can manufacturing plant in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new facility is Crown’s first beverage can plant in Indonesia and 16th in the Asia Pacific region. The plant has an initial annual capacity of 650 million cans.

Robert Bourque, President of Crown Asia Pacific, commented: “There is great potential for the beverage can in Indonesia thanks to strong economic growth and a sizable population, which ranks as the fourth largest in the world.”

The single-line facility will produce standard 330ml two-piece aluminium beverage cans and a range of specialty sizes. The facility has been designed to be able to accommodate a second can line with similar capacity and a beverage end production line, allowing Crown to continue to scale up production when market demand calls for it.

 “In addition to helping refresh a brand’s packaging mix, beverage cans offer several key attributes that appeal to the country’s rapidly urbanizing consumer base, including portability, chillability and sustainability. We look forward to supporting local, regional and international customers from this new location,” Robert said.