Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests USD 27.7m (AUD 39.7m) in Perth can line
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has completed a USD 27.7m (AUD 39.7m) upgrade of its Kewdale plant in Perth, Western Australia, centred on a new can production line. Capacity rises by more than 40 per cent to 16 million cases, about 384 million cans a year, and line speed increases from about 1,060 to 1,500 cans a minute. The line will run around the clock through the summer peak.
Why this mattersAdding 384 million cans a year of filling capacity in Western Australia lifts regional demand for can bodies and ends.
- Investment of USD 27.7m (AUD 39.7m) at CCEP's Kewdale plant in Perth, Western Australia
- The new can line lifts manufacturing capacity by more than 40 per cent
- Capacity reaches 16 million cases, about 384 million cans, a year
- Line speed rises from about 1,060 cans a minute to 1,500 cans a minute
- The line will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the peak season
- Kewdale employs 300 people, including 125 in manufacturing, and is CCEP's fourth-largest Australian plant