BRAZIL
An important part of this success is owed to Amcor Plásticos Rígidos do Brasil , founded in 1998 . According to Ruben Melara , general manager of Amcor Brasil , “ With six plants and around 600 employees , the Brazilian unit is one of the country ’ s leaders in PET bottles and jars , retaining 16 percent of the market .” With an annual production capacity above two billion units , he notes , “ We also lead the PET bottle supply for the competitive carbonated beverage industry .”
Offering a wide variety of PET packaging applications , Amcor ’ s experience in the domestic packaging market created an extensive expertise in several segments . Besides the diversified food and beverage business , the company also serves the pharmaceutical , hygiene , cosmetic and
Bottle for the soft drinks market SUPPLIER PROFILE
M & G CHEMICALS
M & G operates PET RESIN manufacturing units in Italy , United States , Mexico , Brazil and it is building a PET production plant in Corpus Christi / USA with the capacity of 1.000.000 ton / year , integrated with PTA raw material . M & G also has a state of the art CPD in Sharon Center / USA . Combining entrepreneurship , studies , research , innovation and technical assistance to customers , M & G enhances its portfolio providing high performance PET resins that are light , strong , glossy , transparent and recyclable . Website : www . gruppomg . com . br www . amcor . com 191