Tetra Pak, a food processing and packaging solutions firm, has set up a new manufacturing unit at Chakan in Pune district of Maharashtra.
The new unit, estimated to cost Rs 700 crore, is spread over 45 acre. Initially it will produce 8.5 billion packaging materials per year. Later, the capacity can be scaled upto 16 billion packages. The project intends to cater to the growing demands of India, South East Asia and Middle East.
The company plans to manufacture small packets of Tetra Fino Aseptic (TFA) for the rural markets. This TFA starts from five small sizes of 100 ml, 200 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml and 1000 ml, and Tetra Classic Aseptic (TCA) that comes for 65 ml.
Meanwhile, the company will close its manufacturing facility at Takwe, near Pune by December 2013 and shift the operation to Chakan facility.