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Basf Expands In Mangalore Pom Wonderful Switches
To 100% Rpet Bottles
Across Operations

J uice producer POM Wonderful
has switched to 100% recycled
polyethylene terephthalate (rPET)
bottles across its operations in an
e ort to improve its sustainability.
e company will make all its 16oz
juice bottles, including its 100%
Pomegranate Juice, Pomegranate
Blueberry 100% Juice and Pome-
granate Cherry 100% products,
ASF has expanded its Automo- “ is investment is a signi cant mile- entirely from rPET. e new rPET
Btive Coatings Application Center stone in our e ort to further strengthen bottles will feature a ‘100% Recy-
in Mangalore, India. As an integral our R&D footprint in Asia Paci c, as cled Plastic’ logo and be available
part of BASF’s existing research and well as improve our proximity to cus- throughout North America from
development (R&D) facilities for au- tomers in one of the fastest growing this month. e initiative is in line
tomotive coatings solutions, the au- regions for our automotive coatings so- with POM Wonderful’s wider ef-
tomotive coatings application center lutions,” said Patrick Zhao, Senior Vice forts to reduce its use of single-use
covers over 400 square meters of oor President, BASF Coatings Solutions plastic and will switch more than
area and is equipped with state-of-the- Asia Paci c. “With the expanded auto- 11 million bottles to rPET a year.
art equipment, such as high precision motive coatings application center, we
POM Wonderful president Derrick
climate-controlled spray booth and aim to not only continue our invest-
Miller said: “As an agricultural com-
electrostatic rotary bell applicators, ment in OEM coatings in India, but to
pany at heart, we know that sus-
and advanced quick connection sys- also support long-term growth in the tainability is critical to our future.
tem for electrostatic applications. e automotive market in the region going “ at’s why it’s important that we
facility is meticulously designed to en- forward.” BASF also operates Auto-
make environmental sustainability
able customer-oriented R&D activi- motive Coatings Application Centers
ties coupled by accurate simulation of in Shanghai (China), Totsuka (Japan) a core principle of our work, and
OEM paint shops. “ e expansion of and ailand (Bangpoo) in Asia Pa- conserve natural resources to mini-
the application center is an important ci c. e Coatings division of BASF mise our company’s impact on the
addition to serve the Indian market is a global expert in the development, environment.“As we celebrate the
with high-quality coatings solutions. production and marketing of innova- transition to rPET and renewable
It symbolizes our strong commitment tive and sustainable automotive OEM energy, we continue to look for
to supporting the automotive indus- and re nish coatings, decorative paints new ways to minimise our impact,
try’s long-term growth in India,” said as well as applied surface treatments for serve as community stewards and
Narayan Krishnamohan, Managing metal, plastic and glass substrates in a enhance sustainability across every
Director, BASF India Ltd. and Head, wide range of industries. part of our business.”
BASF Group Companies in India.

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