CCL Container plans Hermitage expansion with 30 new jobs after $16.3 million investment

CCL Container plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Hermitage after announcing a $16.3 million company investment that is expected to create 30 full-time jobs over three years and retain 302 existing positions.

The announcement was made July 15, 2026, by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration. It concerns the CCL Container Hermitage facility at One Llodio Drive in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County. The project remains an announced expansion; the state announcement does not show that construction or hiring has been completed.

New production line planned

According to the Pennsylvania governor’s announcement and CCL Container, the company plans to install a new manufacturing production line. The company says the line will nearly double production capacity, helping it meet current customer orders and anticipated market growth.

Pennsylvania support totals $160,000. The package consists of a proposed $150,000 Pennsylvania First grant and a $10,000 WEDnetPA grant for worker training, according to the state announcement.

The planned job count is 30 new full-time positions over the next three years. The announcement also says 302 current positions will be retained. It does not provide wage levels, shift schedules, a hiring timetable or application information.

What it could mean locally

For Hermitage residents and workers, the announced project could create additional manufacturing openings at a major industrial facility while preserving hundreds of existing positions. The state identifies CCL Container as an aluminum can and bottle manufacturer with a presence in Mercer County spanning more than four decades.

Duane J. Piccirilli, president of the Hermitage Board of Commissioners, called CCL Container a valued member of the city’s business community and said the investment would bring new equipment and 30 full-time jobs. Those comments document local support for the announced project but do not establish its final economic effects.

Separate air-quality permitting record

A related but separate regulatory matter appears in the June 13, 2026 Pennsylvania Bulletin. The notice for Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Plan Approval 43-00270R identifies CCL Container Hermitage’s aerosol division at One Llodio Drive. The application was received March 16, 2026.

The Bulletin notice concerns emissions-control equipment, not the new production line described in the expansion announcement. DEP said it intended to issue a plan approval covering installation of a new TANN regenerative thermal oxidizer, or RTO, to replace an existing oxidizer that had suffered a catastrophic failure. The notice also covers reconfiguration of exhaust from 11 aerosol manufacturing lines through three oxidizers: the two existing units and the replacement unit.

Under the described configuration, emissions from the 11 lines would be routed to an accumulator box, with controls directing flow to available oxidizers within their rated capacities. Existing baghouses would receive inside-liner emissions for particulate-matter control before that routing.

The notice says the facility would remain a synthetic-minor source for volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants. It includes stack-testing, recordkeeping, monitoring and operating requirements designed to keep the facility within applicable air-quality requirements. The notice opened a 30-day public-comment period beginning with its publication and described the process as occurring before issuance of the plan approval. It does not establish a net emissions increase for the announced expansion, and it should not be treated as proof that the new production project has begun operating.

What remains unknown

The state and company announcement does not specify a construction schedule, hiring process, wage levels or the date when the new line will be operational. Future company, city, state or regulatory updates will be needed to show how the project is implemented and when the proposed jobs become available.

Sources

• Office of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro: CCL Container expansion announcement, July 15, 2026
• Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 56, No. 24: DEP notice for Plan Approval 43-00270R
• CCL Container Investing $16.3M in Hermitage Facility Expansion