Uflex has unveiled
Asepto, an aseptic liquid packaging brand. The company announced its decision to
set up a manufacturing plant in Sanand, Gujarat to be commercially operational
by this April. Investment made for this manufacturing unit is about Rs 580
crore and the unit will employ approximately 250 people as soon as it becomes
functional.
The aseptic packaging
manufacturing unit is said to have built on an area of 21 acres. Uflex owns 72
acres of the land in Sanand and has used about 10% of it for the aseptic
packaging unit. The remaining land will
be used up by Uflex for expanding the current businesses in future which
includes the aseptic packaging plant as well, if need be. Considering the
commitment towards sustaining the environment, the manufacturing facility is
structured as a ‘zero discharge plant’.
The aseptic manufacturing
plant is built, keeping in mind the preservation of natural energy, especially light.
Therefore, use of solar panels for electricity generation and passive
architecture-envelop insulation has been used to conserve power.
Ashok Chaturvedi Uflex
chairman and MD, said: “We will ensure to offer specialized machines to our
clients for filling. Our engineering unit in Noida has come up with design and
manufacturing of machines with filling speed of up to 7,500 packs in an hour.
These packs will be of a typical capacity of 200ml each.”
The Uflex chairman
explained, “We are ready with a broad customer base that is being provided with
completely integrated machines for packaging solid, granular, semi-solid,
paste, powder, viscous fluid, and gel based products. With our aseptic packaging
manufacturing plant to be opened in Gujarat, getting orders from the clients
already associated with Uflex will be an extension of the long standing
business relationship that has existed for several decades.”
The current rate of
Indian aseptic liquid packaging ratio is going up by 17-18 percent each year.
The market is expected double its growth in the coming five years. This will
make the market reach a packaging capacity of approximately 20 billion packs
every year.
The aseptic packaging
unit to be functional this April will be responsible for increasing the shelf
life of food for 8 months of duration and keep it free from harmful
microorganisms like bacteria even under room temperature.
Source: http://newshour.press/business/uflex-aseptic-liquid-packaging-unit-gujarat-start-operating-april/
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