PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2017

7 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 18 For the second time: Beviale Moscow 2017 On February 28 until March 2, 2017, the Beviale Moscow will take place at the Crocus Expo in Moscow. As the big sister BrauBeviale at Nuremberg, Germany, the Beviale Moscow is the equipment show in Russia that covers the entire beverage production process chain: raw materials, technologies, logistics and marketing. Dairy products, beer, wine and sparkling wine, mineral water, juices and soft drinks will be covered, as well as liquor and spirits. The special thing about Beviale Moscow is that there will be a firm Eastern European perspective in 2017. Exhibitors and trade visitors will be discussing solutions specifi- cally for the Russian and Eastern European beverage industry – and how these countries can benefit from internationally suc- cessful technologies. www.beviale-moscow.com Agthia acquires water bottling plant in Saudi Arabia Agthia Group, a food and beverage group in the UAE, has signed a purchase agreement for 100% of the shares in the water business of Delta Marketing Company, based in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia producing “Al Ain” brand water. The transaction is expected to be completed by Quarter 1, 2017, following regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The acquisition enables Agthia to enter the Saudi market for the first time with its Al Ain water brand, the leading bottled water brand in the UAE, reflecting the Group’s strategy to expand in the GCC and become a region-wide player. Delta’s water business has been present in Saudi Arabia for three decades and is a growing and cash-generating operation. The transac- tion is said to help to fast-track Agthia’s objective of establishing a fully-fledged water production presence in KSA. DWFC has three water brands: Delta Water, a premium product available in large size dispenser bottles of 5 and 6 gallon; Al-Ain, its largest sell- ing brand produced in a range of sizes from dispenser bottles, regular PET bottles and cups; and Bambini the first water in the Middle East specifically designed for the preparation of baby food and available in regular PET bottles. The company also operates a bulk water activity which is mainly targeted for large industrial processing companies. Agthia reported net profit of AED 200 million for the period ended September 30, 2016, an increase of 12% from the pre- vious year, with net revenues increasing by 11% to AED 1.52 billion. Its water business represented 32% of net revenues, and grew 27% against the same period in 2015. www.agthia.com BIG CONTAINERS, ONE STOP SOLUTIONS 7,; PZ YHWPKS` ILJVTPUN [OL TVZ[ JVZ[ LќLJ[P]L HUK ÅL_PISL WHJRHNPUN HS[LYUH[P]L MVY IPN JVU[HPULYZ J\Z[VTHYPS` THKL MYVT /+7, [PUWSH[L JHUZ WVS`JHYIVUH[L HUK HS\TPU\T 7,; JVU]LYZPVU IYPUNZ NYLH[ HK]HU[HNLZ PU [LYTZ VM JVZ[Z ZWLLK HUK LHZL VM WYVK\J[PVU HZ ^LSS HZ SVNPZ[PJZ >P[O THU` `LHYZ VM L_WLYPLUJL :07( PZ `V\Y VUL Z[VW ZOVW MVY PUUV]H[P]L WYVK\J[PVU [LJOUVSVN` ZVS\[PVUZ MVY Q\Z[ HIV\[ HU` SHYNL ZPaL JVU[HPULY YHUNPUN MYVT [V SP[LYZ ^OL[OLY YL[\YUHISL VUL ^H` ZX\HYL YV\UK VY ZX\HYL Z[HJRHISL :[HY[PUN MYVT [OL KLZPNU VM [OL WYLMVYT HUK [OL JVU[HPULY [OYV\NO PUQLJ[PVU HUK ISV^ TV\SKPUN [V ÄSSPUN HUK OHUKSPUN ;OPUR IPN [OPUR :07( INJECT BLOW FILL PALLETIZE SIPA S.p.A. - Via Caduti del Lavoro, 3 - 31029 Vittorio Veneto (TV) - Italy Tel. +39 0438 911511 - Fax +39 0438 912273 - e-mail: sipa@zoppas.com ^^^ ZPWH P[