Coca-Cola has made a $43.7 million investment to open a new production line in Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia. Brand sources say this will help supply the growing demand for canned beverages and offer a number of sustainability benefits.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) adds that this increased production will make it possible to deliver more beverages faster to customers in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Fully operational in time for the peak summer season, the can line can produce up to 1700 cans per minute in a variety of formats and sizes, from 250 ml and 375 ml ‘mini’ cans to 500 ml packs.
This includes popular favorites such as Coca-Cola No Sugar, Sprite, Mount Franklin Lightly Sparkling, Canadian Club & Dry, Monster and Mother Energy.
Peter West, vice president and manager of Australia, the Pacific and Indonesia at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, said. “at CCEP, we take a value chain approach to our operations and continually evaluate the entire lifecycle of our products to unlock ways in which we can manufacture, move and sell beverages more sustainably, while ensuring we continue to drive growth for our valued customers.”
In addition, this new can line at Moorabbin will allow us to manufacture a wider range of non-alcoholic and alcoholic branded canned beverages locally in Victoria, which means our products are closer to the end consumer.
This minimizes transportation movements and, in turn, helps reduce carbon emissions.
