PETpla.net Insider 11+12 / 2017

BOTTLING / FILLING PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 11+12/17 www.petpla.net 28 Pere Ocean supplies Singapore from Malaysia Two factories in one place by Alexander Büchler Father Jerry T.H. Tan (right) and son Eugene Tan in the Pere Ocean ware- house in Singapore. Wanin Industries, Singapore April 17, 2017 Pere Ocean, Ulu Tiram April 13, 2017 We met: Mr Jerry T.H. Tan, Director Mr Eugene Tan, Son Mr Foo Suan Wan, Factory Manager With two factories in Ulu Tiram, Pere Ocean produces still water in bottles, the majority of which goes to Singapore. The parent company Wanin Industries is located there, managing not only sales but also administration. The company is run by found- ers Mr Jerry T.H. Tan and his son Mr Eugene Tan. The father began in 1986 in Indonesia with the production of water bottles for Singapore. But as early as 1991, he opened facilities in Ulu Tiram in Malaysia. There he was able to secure the licence for a well, which has provided the company with water to this day. Primarily, he bottles water for household use in Singapore. This includes refillable PC contain- ers, as well as 1.5l and 0.5l bottles. Alongside this, the Tans have also developed several flavoured waters, preferably with a sugar content under 6 Brix, the magic limit under which it can be sold to schools in Singapore. A year ago, the Tans converted the filling system from PCO 1810 to the lighter PCO 1881. They are not convinced by the 29/25. “We believe that the market in Singapore isn’t yet ready for this easy closure; we will continue to run the 1881,” says Mr Tan senior. Filling in Ulu Tiram was soon too small so the second factory was constructed a couple of blocks away. Here, Pere Ocean mainly produced its preforms and one of the large-volume bottles, and these are then brought to the original factory for filling. “Not only space but also the high energy needs of the plastic machine made a division of production necessary,” says Mr Foo Suan Wan, Factory Manager. www.pereocean.com Tour Sponsors: