Market data for aseptically packaged dairy products – continuing growth

86 billion litres of aseptically packaged dairy products were consumed in 2008. 187 billion packages were put on the market in this segment worldwide, corresponding to an increase of 6 % over 2003. Filling dairy products in PET bottles provides consumers buying dairy products with an alternative to the familiar carton. Market research institutes are predicting that this trend towards filling dairy products in PET bottles is set to continue: for 2013, the estimated figures are 113 billion litres of aseptically packaged dairy products in 265 billion packages.*

Thanks not least to the high flexibility and cost-efficient filling concepts offered by aseptic lines for PET or HDPE bottles, milk processing companies are going to be progressively more interested in filling various dairy products in PET or other plastic bottles. A trend favoured still further by the bottle’s easy-to-handle design, which will continue to gain favour with consumers.

With its aseptic filling technology, Krones offers a complete package for milk processing companies and dairy firms, enabling them to tap into new customer groupings for trendy dairy products. Beginning with the process technology, from the milk reception station all the way through to homogenisation and UHT treatment, Krones provides the entire spectrum of equipment required. Filling the containers on an aseptic bottling line offers several options: for example, the dairy can choose between disinfecting the PET containers with peracetic acid or gaseous hydrogen peroxide. A conveniently single-sourced option – worldwide only from Krones.

* Source for the statistics: www.zenithinternational.com