Tetra Pak President and CEO Dennis Jönsson noted that "Tetra Pak started its market operations in India 26 years ago with a strong belief in the country's growth potential. In 1997 we inaugurated our first factory here. We appreciate the trust and belief that the Indian dairy and beverage industry has in Tetra Pak. Today, India ranks among our fastest growing markets. Investing in this factory demonstrates our strong commitment to supporting our customers to meet growing consumer demand in the region."
Tetra Pak South Asia Markets Managing Director Kandarp Singh added that "today's young urban consumer and the growing middle class are shaping and transforming the Indian food and beverage industry. Being ahead of the curve, Tetra Pak is geared to meet the growing demand for food safety and convenience. Today's consumer looks for nutritious and healthy products in a convenient packaging format, something that Tetra Pak is well equipped to deliver."
Spread over 45 acres, the new plant employs the most advanced packaging material production technologies and equipment in the world. Among various other facilities, the new plant will have a straw production unit, a processing systems workshop, a filling machine renovation, and a technical training academy. The localization of these processes will greatly increase responsiveness to market demands.
The new facility will also house the Product Development and Innovation Centre, which will have a laboratory, a pilot processing plant, and a pilot packaging plant to meet the product formulations and development needs of customers.
The new plant doubles production capacity of Tetra Pak packaging material to 8.5 billion packages per year, with the potential of scaling it up to 16 billion packages.
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