Mivisa Hungary, the Hungarian unit of Spanish tin-can manufacturer Mivisa Envases SAU, is building a new tin-can plant in the industrial park near the city of Tatabánya (N Hungary), local mayors announced on Thursday.

Tatabánya Mayor Csaba Schmidt said that company would manufacture 1 million tin cans annually at the plant following its planned opening in January 2012.

Mivisia Hungary, which already operates a factory in Debrecen (E Hungary), plans to employ 40 workers at the plant.