Product category:
Brewing, Drink and Dairy Processing News
News Release from: Tetra Pak
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 June 2008
Tetra Pak invests worldwide
Tetra Pak, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company, will invest euro90 million in Pakistan and euro30 million in Brazil to meet growing demand in the dairy and beverages
Tetra Pak, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company, has announced it will invest euro90 million to build a new state-of-the-art packaging material factory in Pakistan and euro30 million in leading edge printing and laminating technologies at its packaging materials plant in Monte Mor, Brazil, to meet growing demand in the dairy and beverage industry "These investments demonstrate our continuing commitment to support our customers around the world with best-in-class packaging and processing systems, thus ensuring faster delivery, better quality, greater convenience and increased flexibility" said Alejandro Anavi, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Operations, Tetra Pak
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 6 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
iLine new generation integrated packaging lines
Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has introduced Tetra Pak iLine solutions, integrated packaging lines that reduce operational costs by up to 40%
One-step-opening for the Tetra Top package
Tetra Pak, one of the world's leading suppliers of food and beverage processing and packaging solutions, has announced a new easy-to-open cap for the Tetra Top package
The new plant in Pakistan will have an initial capacity of 8 billion packages per year, with the possibility of doubling to 16 billion packages, such as the Tetra Brik Aseptic (TBA) and Tetra Fino Aseptic (TFA).
It will be the largest Tetra Pak facility in the Middle East region for the production of packaging material for liquid food products.
Whilst its main role will be to supply customers in Pakistan, it will also export to other countries in the region.
Further reading
World's first FSC-certified Tetra Pak packages
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international organisation which sets standards for responsible forest management, has certified the latest Tetra Pak package for Sainsbury's
Tetra Tebel OST 6 for cheese production
Tetra Pak, one of the world's leading suppliers of food and beverage processing and packaging systems, announces the launch of the Tetra Tebel OST 6 curd making vat for cheese production
Ground-breaking for the new factory is planned for the third quarter of 2008, with the start of commercial production during the second half of 2010.
The technology upgrade at the Tetra Pak Monte Mor plant includes two key elements: a state-of-the-art laminator and a new FlexoProcess printing line, which will offer higher quality and more flexible production choices for customers.
The new technologies will increase printing and lamination capacity by 25% - up from the current capacity of about 10 billion packages/year.
The FlexoProcess printing line, which is scheduled to begin production in March 2009, will incorporate the latest flexoprocess printing technology.
Capable of printing on a wide variety of packaging materials, this new technology will offer increased choice for customers while boosting printing capacity and turnaround times.
The new laminator is scheduled to begin production in June for all types and sizes of Tetra Pak aseptic packages.
Tetra Pak continues to invest in production facilities around the world to meet customer needs.
Last month the company announced a euro26 million investment in new printing and laminating technologies in its packaging materials plant in Rubiera, Italy.
In 2007, Tetra Pak inaugurated a new converting plant near Moscow, Russia to support its growth in the country and Eastern Europe.
The company invested more than euro100 million to build this plant - the largest in Russia and Eastern Europe to produce packaging material for liquid food products.
During 2008, the company will complete a euro60 million state-of-the-art packaging material manufacturing plant in Hohhot, China, to support the country's growing dairy and beverage industry.
• Tetra Pak: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Processingtalk email newsletter
• Processingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
