Consol Glass mulls reinstating R1.5 billion investment

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Article highlights:

  • Packaging manufacturer Consol Glass may reinstate the R1.5 billion capital investment it had taken off the table due to the impact of liquor sales bans;
  • This comes as the bottling industry gradually picks up the pieces following the crippling impact of alcohol sales restrictions in 2020, including millions of rands in losses each day;
  • The bottling industry employs more than 26 000 people and contributes R11.8 billion to South Africa’s GDP;
  • the bans meant that Consol had to shelve its R1.5 billion expansion of its glass production facility in Nigel.