appe and coca cola enterprises announce unique

RELEASE REF:
APPE/2012/038
ISSUE DATE:
3 October 2012
APPE AND COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCE UNIQUE
RECYCLING JOINT VENTURE IN FRANCE
APPE, the packaging division of LSB and Europe’s leading PET packaging
solutions provider, has established a joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises
(CCE) in France that will lead to a major further expansion of APPE’s state-ofthe-art PET recycling facility in Beaune.
The site’s capacity will rise from 28,000 tonnes of food-grade PET (known as
SuperCycle) to 48,000 tonnes, an increase of 70%. This means that an extra
390 million PET bottles will be recycled every year.
The joint venture between APPE and CCE involves an ambitious programme
of research and development into new advanced technologies for recycling.
The two companies are investing around €9 million in the project which
includes the installation of a new SSP tower at Beaune. The tower, supplied
by Buhler, offers the very latest in advanced recycling technology, with a
much smaller footprint than existing equipment, and will enable APPE and
CCE to trial new recycling techniques.
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The initiative will help CCE achieve its goal of reducing the overall carbon
footprint of each beverage by one third by 2020, and supports the company’s
Made in France commitment to produce in France and partner with other
companies in the country. It also underlines APPE’s leadership in PET
recycling and ongoing strategic objective of developing materials, preforms
and containers with a lower carbon footprint, as well as the continual
development of its recycling capability and capacity in the production of foodgrade rPET.
APPE has undertaken a continuous investment programme at Beaune in
recent years including €10 million in new equipment in 2010 which took the
site up to its currently capacity. The latest expansion as a result of the joint
venture confirms the company’s position as the largest food-grade rPET
producer in Europe.
“We are delighted to be working with our long-term partner CCE in such an
exciting and ground-breaking initiative,” comments APPE General Manager,
Martin Hargreaves. “We have always emphasised the importance of both
end-market support and long-term investment to fully realise the potential of
PET recycling. It is hugely encouraging that CCE has the same vision and
commitment and is keen to play such a pivotal role in helping to assure the
successful long-term future of rPET.”
“This investment with APPE demonstrates Coca-Cola Enterprises’ leadership
in terms of environmental responsibility, and our involvement in the local
economy,” comments Tristan Farabet, CCE President & General Manager,
France. “Innovation and environmental responsibility are part of our culture.
We are delighted to have established this partnership with APPE, an
approach which is completely new to the French market.”
Ends
About APPE
APPE, formerly known as Artenius PET Packaging Europe, is a division of La
Seda de Barcelona (LSB).
The company is a market-leader in the design and manufacture of rigid plastic
packaging solutions for a wide variety of end markets including food, drinks,
alcohol, personal care and household products.
With manufacturing facilities in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium,
Poland, Morocco, Turkey and Greece, APPE is able to offer customers both a
localised and pan-European service.
APPE is also the European leader in the recycling of PET containers and the
largest producer of high quality food grade rPET resin.
About Coca-Cola Enterprises
Coca-Cola Entreprise, le leader français des boissons rafraîchissantes
sans alcool
Coca-Cola Entreprise, filiale de Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., est le principal
producteur et distributeur de boissons rafraîchissantes sans alcool en France.
Dotée de 5 sites de production et de 7 directions régionales, Coca-Cola
Entreprise assure en France la fabrication, la commercialisation et la
distribution des produits de The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola
Light, Coca-Cola Zero, Sprite, Fanta, Burn, Monster, Minute Maid, Powerade,
Chaufontaine) ainsi que d’autres produits (Nestea, Ocean Spray et CapriSun.) Aujourd’hui, 90 % des boissons commercialisées par Coca-Cola
Entreprise sont produites en France.
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Coca-Cola Entreprise - Chiffres clés
2800 collaborateurs répartis sur tout le territoire
800 emplois créés depuis 10 ans
90% de nos produits est fabriqué en France sur nos 5 sites industriels
français
2,1 milliards d’Euros de chiffre d’affaires en 2011
300 millions d’euros investis dans l’outil industriel depuis 2007
400 000 points de vente en France
Pour en savoir plus : htttp://www.coca-cola-entreprise.fr
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