Tetra Pak boosts Turkish output with lamination investment
Tetra Pak has invested €25m in lamination facilities at its Turkish packaging material plant, to lif…Tetra Pak has invested €25m in lamination facilities at its Turkish packaging material plant, to lift beverage carton production capacity by 20%.
These include Tetra Gemina Aseptic and Tetra Prisma Aseptic, the company said, noting that its new ‘VT laminator’ was capable of laminating all types and sizes of carton, and will significantly increase plant output.
The new laminator starts production from January 2013, and the company said the investment (equivalent to US $32m) would boost site capacity from 5bn to around 6bn packs per year.
This would allow it to “deliver innovative packages with shorter lead time to customers Turkey and the Caucasus, and enabling export to the region,” Tetra Pak said.
Selami Ulusoy, Tetra Pak İzmir Factory Director, said: “The plant has received many awards for its quality, low waste figures and high performance. Thanks to this investment it now offers new standards for quality and innovation.”
Tetra Pak Turkey and Caucasus MD, Francis Goodenday, said that the investment would enable his firm “to meet our customers’ needs in a continuously growing, dynamic market” via faster lead times, innovative packages and benefits of local supply and support.
Goodenday said that Tetra Pak had grown with its customers in Turkey, and beyond its business success had also made strides in promoting healthy milk by working in tandem with customers.
