Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer and contract packer Pomona Group are to develop a contract beverage packing hub which will exclusively use the Petainer ‘Classic’ family of PET kegs.
The deal was announced following Petainer’s participation in the Brau Beviale exhibition in Germany at the start of November.
A dedicated, fully automated line which is designed to blow, fill and pack the complete range of Petainer Classic ‘one-way’ kegs will be installed at the Pomona facility in Hessische Oldendorf in Germany. The facility will become operational during the second quarter of 2012.
The Petainer-Pomona full service hub will have the capacity to produce and fill 1.5 million Petainer Kegs each year and will provide a unique service to Europe’s beverage manufacturers. The efficiency of the fully automated line will create the most economic one-way keg operation in Europe.
Marius Müller, CEO of the Pomona Group, said: “This highly automated filling line using Petainer Kegs is a remarkable and innovative step for the whole beverage industry. It opens new markets and fits well into our wide range of co-packing services.”
