Brazil: Fruki opens new bottling plant

Brazilian beverage firm Fruki Bebidas has announced the opening of a new plant in Paverama, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.

According to sources, the Paverama plant was the result of a R$178 million ($35.7 million) investment and combines high technology with sustainability.

The facility is claimed to have capacity to produce 52,000 PET bottles of 500ml per hour or 30,000 2-litre bottles per hour. The technology will also enable 3 litre packaging, a format the company plans to launch to market later this year.

The new unit has annual production capacity of around 200 million litres, in addition to the 420 million litres produced in the existing Lajeado factory, representing a near 50% increase in total production capacity.

The facility is expected to boost growth in the Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina markets. It currently produces Fruki and Frukito soft drinks and bottles of mineral water under the Agua da Pedra brand.

Source: Economia SC