It is the first ErgoBloc line on the Indian subcontinent with such a high output. It was installed at the end of 2020 and successfully commissioned in early 2021. In Bangladesh, Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. (AFBL) recently commissioned an 81,000-bph turnkey PET line featuring an ErgoBloc L wet-end block – and it is setting a new benchmark: It is the first ErgoBloc line on the Indian subcontinent with such a high output. It was installed at the end of 2020 and successfully commissioned in early 2021.
In Bangladesh, Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. (AFBL) recently commissioned an 81,000-bph turnkey PET line featuring an ErgoBloc L wet-end block – and it is setting a new benchmark:
| Project: | First high-speed line with ErgoBloc on the Indian subcontinent |
| Client: | Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. (AFBL) |
| Location: | Barobaria/Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Commissioning: | Early 2021 |
| Scope: |
Turnkey line rated at 81,000 containers per hour
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The new line fills CSDs and other beverages exclusively in small 250-millilitre PET containers.
Long-standing cooperation
In 2002, Akij was the first bottler in Bangladesh to invest in a line built by the Neutraubling-based company, in 2004 in the world’s first PET recycling line from Krones – which is still running successfully today – and now, in 2021, in the first ErgoBloc system on the Indian subcontinent. All of this kit is installed at the same facility, located outside the capital Dhaka. Altogether, ten Krones lines and the associated process-engineering kit, plus the PET recycling line, are currently operating on its premises.
“Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. is proud to be associated with Krones for about two decades, and we have been highly successful with this partnership. AFBL is now the largest beverage company in Bangladesh competing with local firms and renowned multinationals. We highly respect and value the co-operation with Krones and expect to expand the same manifold in the future,” says Zahid-Al-Mahmud, Senior Manager Business Development & Research at Akij Food and Beverage Ltd.
About Akij
AFBL, founded by Sheikh Akij Uddin, is a large, privately managed conglomerate in Bangladesh, operating in various lines of business including the food and beverage sector, jute processing, the cement and construction industry, and plastics production.
