04 Oct 2023 --- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is investing £31 million (US$37 million) at its manufacturing site in Wakefield, UK – Europe’s largest soft drinks plant by volume. The investment will help develop a new state-of-the-art canning line, which will be operational in 2024 and capable of producing 2,000 cans per minute. The new line will provide additional production capabilities for CCEP’s lightweight 330 mL cans, and advanced technologies will be incorporated into the line to help minimize energy, water and CO2 consumption. Energy and water savings at the plant come from air rinsing capabilities, dry lubrication on conveyors and an auto-sleep function on motors, explains CCEP.
