africa customer ’ s site , sold to them , then the customer uses that material to pack their product . That ’ s the overall business model .
“ We have recognised that seed and oatmeal drinks , as well as almond and soya milk is probably one of the biggest growing segments globally and we expect similar growth movements in the future . If we look at market data , we are looking at around 10 percent growth in carton packaged milk and a decline of chilled milk of about four or five percent going forward in the coming years .”
Sustainability and CSR The three parts of Tetra Pak ’ s products are the paper-based material , polyethylene and aluminium foil . Carton material is sourced mainly from Scandinavian manufacturers because in order to form these packages longer fibre is needed , and that comes from slowly growing forests typically found in Scandinavia and North America .
“ Environmental thinking is in our genes , it started right from the beginning in the 50 ’ s . The most obvious way to reduce impact to the environment is to reduce the amount of packaging material . If you take a typical 1 kilogram carton it weighs 28 grams but if you have a glass bottle it is more like 300g .
“ A straightforward reason for our fantastic sustainable performance is down to the fact that we are basing our manufacturing on a renewable
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Percentage the group ’ s carbon footprint was reduced by from 2005 to 2010
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