PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2010

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 15 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 06/10 www.petpla.net Vietnam: Per capita consumption of 7kg edible oil Like many other edible oil companies in South-East Asia, Calofic has enjoyed steady growth since its foundation in 1996. Calofic runs two plants in Vietnam, one in the northern city of Quang Ninh and one in southern Ho Chi Minh City. The product range includes edible oil, either made of soybean or a blend of soybean and palm oil which is all completely imported. The company has a market share of about 45% in Vietnam and is market leader with its Neptune brand (other brands are Simply, Meizan, Cai Lan, etc). It is estimated that Vietnam has a per capita annual consumption of only 7kg of edible oil, compared to China with 17kg and USA with more than 30kg. There is still much potential for growth. Similar to the beverage field, the consump- tion of edible oil also shows peaks and low seasons. But these are not so much influenced by hot or cold weather, rather by festive seasons (especially Chinese New Year). Strong demand in the North - Investment in fur- ther stretch blow moulders The PET packaging process at Calofic starts with the stretch blow moulding of 0.4l, 1l and 2l bottles on Sidel machines. Total PET consumption is stated at 3,600t/a. Closures, preforms and the 25l container size are bought-in from other compa- nies. The facility in the North , which started production in 1998, is equipped with following machines: Sidel SBO 8 Series 2 (0.4l  bottles, 12,000bph) Sidel SBO 2F (2l bottles,  1,800 bph) Single stage ASB machine.  The plant runs at full capac- ity (550t/day edible oil) and the strong demand in the North has required the purchase of two stretch blow moulders: Sidel SBO 8 Universal (1l bot-  tles, 14,400bph) Sidel SBO 2XL (5l bottles,  2,400bph) In the South the production started in 2007 and tied up with the converter Dynaplast on: Sidel SBO 8 Universal (0.4l  and 1l bottles, 14,400bph) Sidel SBO 2F (2l and 5l bot-  tles, 1,800bph). Y O U R PA R T N E R F O R B L O W M O U L D S . Benef i t of 30 Years of Exper ience in Blow Mould Manufactur ing! Sidel • SIG • Krones • SIPA • MAG • ADS • Kosme • Nissei a. o. Röders GmbH / Scheibenstr. 6 / 29614 Soltau / Germany / www.roeders.de Telephone +49 5191-603-53 / Fax +49 5191-603-36 / E-Mail [email protected] For our subsidiaries in China, USA and Latin America please check our website. PET STRETCH BLOW MOULDS The plant has an installed capacity of 600t/day of edible oil and runs at a capacity of 60-70% at the moment. This plant is strategically located very near to the port, which allows easy importing of raw material and supply of finished goods. www.calofic.c om.vn Regional market report Vietnam Part 2 ISSUE 7+8/2010 + Bavico + Hon Chuan + Masan +URC Regional market report France ISSUE 9/2010