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Tetra Pak inaugurates Vietnam’s first carton packaging material factory
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Friday, 05 July, 2019, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, recently inaugurated the country’s first-ever aseptic carton packaging material factory in Binh Duong, adding Vietnam to its global supply chain map.
As Tetra Pak’s eighth factory in the Asia Pacific region, this €120-million regional manufacturing facility is set to produce aseptic cartons for domestic and export markets in the ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations), Australia and New Zealand.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the chairman of Binh Duong province, Sweden’s ambassador to Vietnam, Pereric Högberg, and senior leaders from renowned food and beverage companies in Vietnam.
“This greenfield investment is a strong testimony of our long-term commitment to Vietnam, contributing to the nation’s economic development, generating employment opportunities and boosting the local industry,” said Adolfo Orive, president and chief executive officer, Tetra Pak.
“This factory is not just a monetary investment for us. It reflects our pledge to be closer to our customers, to serve them faster and better, with greater flexibility and efficiency, and shorter lead times,” he added.
Built for the future The liquid food market in Vietnam has been growing at a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of six per cent for the last three years, and is projected to grow at a similar pace during the next three years, as compared to four growth per annum in the Asia Pacific region and three per cent globally.
Built for the future, the Binh Duong factory has an expandable capacity of 20 billion packs per annum, currently producing the popular Tetra Brik Aseptic and Tetra Fino Aseptic packages, with the possibility of producing more packaging formats in future.
Leveraging over 65 years of Tetra Pak’s global manufacturing experience, the new factory has applied world-class manufacturing standards from the design of the factory, to its operations today. It integrates the latest technologies and best-in-class production standards focussing on food safety, quality and sustainability.
Setting standards for sustainable manufacturing The new Tetra Pak factory is one of the first factories in Vietnam to apply the latest, most-demanding environmental standards in pursuit of the globally-recognised LEED Version 4 Gold certification.
With various measures in place, for instance, an energy monitoring system and water recycling facilities, the new factory could reduce its energy usage for facilities by up to 36 per cent and reuse over 21 million litre of water a year.
In addition, the production and warehouse facilities are climate-controlled to ensure the highest quality of carton packages.
The factory also implemented all key certifications for quality, environment and safety, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, as well as other world-class standards.
Reflecting on the inauguration, Jeffrey Fielkow, managing director, Tetra Pak Vietnam, said, “This is a proud moment for us, which coincides with yet another historical milestone, as we celebrate the completion of 25 years of Tetra Pak’s presence in Vietnam. With the new factory, we feel even more strongly connected to Vietnam and our customers, and even more confident of shaping the future of the industry, together.”
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