EDITOUR PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 01+02/24 www.petpla.net 11 safety to warehousing, logistics and the delivery fleet. His responsibilities also include sustainability and project planning, as well as the planning and implementation of this factory, where we met for the interview, and the company’s own distribution centres in various parts of the Emirates. He has 300 employees working under him. “This factory,” Mr Nehme continued, “is Industry 4.0-capable and a number of precautions were taken during construction to ensure that it also meets future sustainability and energy-saving requirements.” Several processes and filtration steps are used in the water treatment plant with a capacity of 150m3/h, including ultra filtration, carbon purification, reverse osmosis, microfiltration & UV disinfection. Aquafina also receives ozone treatment. For the water source, Dubai Refreshment mainly uses municipal water from the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa). Cochran boilers can use gas or diesel fuel for steam generation, Gea ammonia compressors for the central cooling system, Atlas Copco compressors for low pressure air and AF Compressors for high pressure air. Krones equipment can be found in the syrup room. Here, the sugar and water is mixed with the concentrate and pumped directly into the bottling line. The water is treated using Veolia technology. “The production process and the lines are fully automated and run at 86% efficiency,” said Mr Nehme. The site covers a total of 140,000 m2, of which only around 50% - 50,000 m2 - is used for production and delivery and 20,000 m2 for waste water treatment, administration and staff areas. Five more lines could be added at any time. Syrup room with Krones equipment The company has a waste water treatment system and large-scale solar thermal and photovoltaic panels. The wastewater treatment plant has a nominal capacity of 1,100m3/h and is reused in utilities and for watering the outdoor greenery. Mr Nehme explained: “We can currently reuse around 85-90% of the wastewater produced in this way, around 500-600m3. Our solar system creates a capacity of 70m3/h for hot water and with the photovoltaic system, consisting of 11,000 panels, we cover more than 30-40% of the plant’s energy requirements with a capacity of of 3.7MW.” An optimised system for transporting and delivering goods is also used in logistics, with automatic route planning, digital mapping and utilisation of the 150 trucks, which reduces emissions and increases efficiency. In addition to this main plant and hub, there are also four warehouses in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Abu Dhabi. In total, the company has more than 1,000 employees and serves over 15,000 customers. The company’s expenditure has been recognised many times, both nationally and internationally. A hall of fame of these awards and certificates can be seen in the foyer, including the recently added Leeds Platinum Award, presented by the US Green Building Council (USGB) in recognition of the company’s sustainability achievements. “We also want to be more active in the snacks sector in future in order to develop from a pure beverage manufacturer into a beverage and food company,” said Wael Nehme, looking to the future. Format overview PET CSD: 0.3 l, 0.5 l, 1.25 l, 1.5 l, 2.28 l PET water (Aquafina): 0.33 l, 0.5 l, 1.5 l www.pepsidrc.com Plenty of space for further filling lines, currently used as an additional warehouse IMPROVEYOUR PRODUCTIVITY CONTACT USTODAY! info@moldmasters.com www.moldmasters.com Featuring ✓ High-performance 2-stage hot runner system. ✓ Enhance preform quality and productivity. ✓ Lower injection pressures to allow for faster cycle times and lightweighting.
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