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TETRA PAK® EQUIPMENT TETRA PAK ® PACKAGING TETRA PAK IN THE WORLD Processing Solutions Packaging Solutions Tetra Brik® Tetra Recart® Packaging machines in operation: 8,850 ® ® We provide processing solutions across five We provide integrated processing, pack- The Tetra Brik package was introduced in Tetra Recart is a carton packaging system Packaging machines delivered in 2015: 411 food categories: beverage, cheese, dairy, ice aging, and distribution solutions for food 1963. It is rectangular or square in shape with remarkable potential. This is an alter- cream and prepared food. We deliver every- manufacturing, and offer packaging machines and available with a large number of native packaging solution for a variety of Processing units in operation: 74,450 thing from innovative individual processing for different packaging alternatives, which different openings. The Tetra Brik® Aseptic food products that have traditionally been units to customised, automated production can be seen in the picture on next page. carton, which was introduced in 1969, is the packed in cans or glass jars, including fruits, Processing units delivered in 2015: 2,118 solutions with guaranteed performance. By From our network of production facilities, we most frequently used package for long-life vegetables and pet food. Distribution equipment in operation: 19,570 boosting efficiency, we enable our customers also supply packaging material to more than products. to cut both their costs and their environmental 8,800 packaging machines across the globe. Distribution equipment delivered in 2015: 1,047 impact. And our advanced plant automation Factories for machine assembly: 5 reduces human error and maximises food Every day, across the world billions of litres of water, milk, safety. All this is backed by technical support Production plants for packaging material and closures: 37 juice and other liquid foods are consumed. At Tetra Pak, over the lifetime of the products we supply. Countries where Tetra Pak® packages are available: >175 we have developed a range of packages to protect both the nutritional value and the taste of the products inside. Market companies: 32 Thanks to Tetra Pak technology, the packaging and dis- Sales offices: 80 tribution of liquid products to the consumer has been Employees: 23,600 greatly facilitated. Technical training centres: 11 R&D units: 6 “A package should save more than it costs.” Number of litres of products sold in Tetra Pak® This was the tenet of the founder of Tetra Pak, Dr. Ruben packages in 2015 (billion): 78.2 Tetra Pak packages, from left: Tetra Classic®/Tetra Classic® Aseptic, Tetra Rex®, Tetra Fino® Aseptic, Rausing, who initiated the development of the tetrahedron Tetra Brik®/Tetra Brik® Aseptic, Tetra Top®, Tetra Evero® Aseptic, Tetra Gemina® Aseptic, Tetra Brik®/ Number of Tetra Pak® packages sold in 2015 (billion): 184 ® ® ® ® ® shaped package. The fundamental idea was to form a tube Tetra Brik Aseptic, Tetra Top , Tetra Recart , Tetra Prisma Aseptic and Tetra Wedge Aseptic. Net sales in 2015 in € (billion): 11.9 from a roll of plastic-coated paper, fill it with the beverage and seal it below the level of the liquid. Today, Tetra Pak Figures as of January 2016. offers much more than just packaging equipment for liquid Tetra Classic® Tetra Rex® food products. We also provide a range of processing and Tetra Classic® was the first package launched The Tetra Rex® package is rectangular with a packaging technologies for use with a broad array of Distribution equipment by Tetra Pak in 1952. An aseptic variant was gable-shaped top. The first Tetra Rex® pack- We can offer our customers a range of released in 1961. aging machine was installed in 1966. The products, from ice cream and cheese to fruit, vegetables package is used throughout the world for different types of distribution equipment ® and pet food. And we have a range of package alternatives, – including conveyors, tray packers, film Tetra Fino pasteurised products. Tetra Fino® Aseptic is a carton-based pillow- with 12 different systems in our portfolio. wrappers, crates and roll containers – all ® of which are developed, produced and shaped package, which was introduced in Tetra Top We supply complete systems for processing, packaging marketed by Tetra Pak. 1997. This roll-fed packaging system offers The Tetra Top® package was launched in and distribution, designed to optimise the use of resources. good economy for producers as well as for 1986. It is a reclosable, square package with consumers. rounded corners and has a polyethylene Our processing systems are not only developed to treat lid, which is injection moulded and sealed ® the products gently, but also to minimise the use of raw Aseptic packaging Tetra Gemina to the package in a single process. The ® materials and energy during manufacture and subsequent Our aseptic packaging systems have funda- Tetra Gemina Aseptic is the world’s first roll-fed opening device makes it easy to open, mentally changed the handling of sensitive gable-top shaped package with full aseptic pour from and reclose. distribution. liquid foods. Distribution and storage no performance for juice and liquid dairy products. ® We are committed to reducing the environmental impact longer require refrigeration, and the shelf This packaging system was introduced in 2007. Tetra Wedge life of the package contents is considerably The Tetra Wedge® Aseptic package was of our operations and to enhancing the environmental ® extended. The need for aseptic packaging Tetra Prisma introduced in 1997. Its innovative shape performance of our products and solutions, including the is rapidly increasing and the system has Tetra Prisma® Aseptic is an octagonal pack- enables products to be easily distinguished on continued development of environmentally efficient proved invaluable in the distribution of milk age made according to the principle of the shop shelves and keeps packaging material and other liquid food products. Tetra Brik® Aseptic system. The package was consumption to a minimum. packages that protect food and prevent it from being Today, two thirds of the packages from launched in 1997. It has excellent grip and ® wasted. Tetra Pak are aseptic. pouring performance. Tetra Evero Tetra Evero® Aseptic was launched in 2011. It is the world’s first aseptic carton bottle for ambient white milk. Biglinjer Tetra Pak NEWS IN 2015 Bio-based cap and neck in figures 2016 Tetra Pak Processing – competence-based innovation Tetra Pak Processing has set up four strate- production from powder, allowing produc- Paperboard gic competence areas to drive innovation: ers, for the first time ever, to prepare UHT cleaning technology; mixing, blending and milk from powder in one continuous step. More than 80% Tetra Pak International SA. Lausanne, Switzerland, Biobased dosing: food safety; and heat treatment The main benefit is an unbeatably low op- is the Head Office for the Tetra Pak Group's world- technologies. Each area has a network of erational cost, partly due to energy savings wide operations. technology specialists who share knowledge (tests showed -31%), and partly to reducing within our organisation and with customers. the number and size of storage tanks, which Bio-based coating Tetra Pak International. Lund, Sweden, is the office incur less cleaning and maintenance. Product for part of Tetra Pak Carton Solutions, Tetra Pak One example of how our focus on key changeovers become much easier, as well. Processing Solutions and other Group functions. competencies has spurred innovation comes from our Dairy category, where our expertise In another example, our heat treatment Tetra Laval comprises three industry groups: in mixing, blending and dosing led to the experts ran extensive experiments on foods Tetra Pak, DeLaval and Sidel. Bio-based raking in the awards creation of OneStep™ processing technol- containing particles, such as chunks of fruit, ogy. Since its launch in 2010, the technology vegetables, meat or nuts. Results showed In late 2014, when we introduced the world’s • A Gold award at the inaugural Pro2Pac DeLaval is a full-service supplier to dairy farmers ® has transformed UHT milk production, that heat treatment system designs can first fully renewable package – the Tetra Rex Excellence Awards in March. offering complete systems for milk production and providing an effective single-step process be optimized to new heat transfer models. Bio-based package – we knew it would attract • The prize for “most environmentally animal husbandry. attention, and it did. Manufactured solely friendly product of the year” from the that eliminates the need for pasteurisation We estimate potential savings of 20% in pre-treatment and intermediate storage. operational cost, in addition to savings in from a combination of bio-based plastics, Green Star Packaging Awards in May. Sidel is a world leader in the field of equipment for Last year, the company extended the capital expenditures. derived from sugarcane, and FSC™-certified Finally, the package was awarded the high- plastic bottles, cans and glass bottles. The equipment application of OneStep technology to milk paperboard, the product has picked up an est category of bio-based certification from of Sidel covers all liquid food products. array of prizes and distinctions during its internationally recognized assessment first year on the market: body, Vincotte. Tetra Laval International has responsibility for financing • First place in the Sustainable Innova- Even more importantly, customer feedback the