PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2018

BOTTLE MAKING 43 PET planet Insider Vol. 19 “Within the local market, 250ml and 390ml bottles are extremely pop- ular”, Mr Grant explains. “We see still water as a growing trend; our Mount Franklin and Coca-Cola’s Pump brand are very popular in this segment.” “Environmental considerations are an essential aspect of our philoso- phy,” says David Chalmers, as he describes Coca-Cola Amatil’s future business strategy. “The Sydney team works continuously on optimisation of processes for environmental and recycling issues. These range from reducing material to new packaging technologies and increasing the use of rPET in bottle production.” www.ccamatil.com Key data for Coca-Cola Amatil, Eastern Creek Site size: 142,000m² (of which 11,023m² is for PSD, 34,000m² for the DC) PSD Workforce: 39 Shift system: 4 shifts, 24/7 Portfolio preforms (Husky moulds) PCO 1881, produced on 144 cavities: 12.8g, 16.6g (15.84g), 19.8g (two moulds), 33g, 37.4g PCO 1881, produced on 128 cavities: 25.2g, 29g 38mm, produced on 128 cavities: 24g Portfolio closures (Z-Moulds) PCO 1881, produced on 96 cavities: 2.1g PCO 1881, produced on 72 cavities: 1.8g, 2.1g 38mm, produced on 48 cavities: 3.25g 38mm, Mercury 3 piece SC Available bottle sizes Water & CSD (PCO 1881): 250ml, 390ml, 450ml, 500ml, 600ml, 750ml, 800ml, 1l, 1.25l, 1.5l, 1.75l, 2l, 2.2l Warmll juices & sports drinks (both nitro and non-nitro), RTD, aseptic. 300ml, 500ml, 600ml, 750ml, 1l, 1.5l, 2l HyCap 2, including two new 300 and 400T HyCap 4-series models that were installed just at the end of 2017. The latest HyCap machines are to produce the Coca-Cola designed, Mercury 3-piece Sports Closure. The company’s bottling equipment is pri- marily from Krones, incorporating their turnkey blowll technology.