Refrescos is a Spanish bottling company who has been very
active in the market for fruit juices and nectars, still soft drinks and
carbonated soft drinks. Refrescos de Sur Europa, thanks to its wide experience
in the bottling sector, is considered one of the leading companies on the
Spanish market, also because of its really diffused and effective supply
chain.
An european Producer
The three production facilities in
Navarra, Alcolea near Cordoba and Valencia are part Refresco Holding, a group
of companies with more than 1250 employees and a 2006 turnover in excess of 660
million Euro. Other companies within the group include Menken Drinks
(Netherlands), Delifruits (France), Kring Fruit-drinks and Hardthof Fruchtsaft
(Germany), Vip-Juicemaker Oy (Finland) and the la test acquisition dated
February 2007, Kentpol in Poland.
The group features 12 production
facilities in Europe with a total production capability of more than 13 million
packages per day produced on 80 lines. Its mission is to become one of the
leading European suppliers of juices and carbonated soft drinks, with a
distinguished quality in terms of products, people and performance.
GEA Procomac and Refrescos
GEA Procomac has been
dealing with Refrescos de Sur Europa in a number of different project in the
last few years. In the latest of these projects GEA Procomac has been selected
to supply a complete filling bloc for carbonated soft drinks capable of filling
14,000 2.0 lt PET bottles per hour.
The mechanical counterpressure filler
Fillstar PET2 with complete bottle neck handling has been chosen for its
simple management, its sturdiness and its reliability. The unit is complete
with pipelined snift to keep a clean filling environment on long production
shifts. The integrated 15 head capper is supplied by AROL.
(06/08/2007)