La Casera is experiencing unprecedented growth because it is a non-cola carbonate soft drink and has a popular Apple flavour variant that appeals to Nigerian consumers. In the last ten (10) years, new competitor has emerged in this sector. The carbonated soft drink industry in Nigeria is dominated by the world’s biggest soft drink manufacturers, Coca Cola with its Fanta, Sprite, and Schweppes brands and PepsiCo, with its Pepsi and Miranda brand.
The growth drivers in the food and beverage industry are the growth in the population, 170 million by some estimates, and the rise in income levels over the last 10 years, improvement in marketing strategies implored by the bottlers, better distribution channels, introduction of new products and better packaging. The Nigerian food and beverage industry is expected continue to experience growth amid uncertainties in the economy. Kitchen containers are another major usage centre. Others include processed foods, edible oils and sauces. Mineral water and soft drinks account for a major share of the total demand. It has now been adopted for storing all types of foods. PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is a packaging medium for a wide variety of liquid food products such as edible oils, syrups, mineral water, alcoholic beverages, juices and honey. Today, the food and beverages industry is increasingly using PET to replace glass and other materials. PET excels by its inherent values like strength, safety, cost-effectiveness and being lightweight, unbreakable and recyclable. PET (polyethylene terephthalate) has recorded the fastest growth rate in the global plastics market and this is evident from the revolution witnessed in the fields of mineral water, beverages, edible oil, detergents etc. A global trend has emerged to produce hi-tech, sophisticated and eye-catching plastic packaging. Plastic packaging has become indispensable to the world. From packaging to agriculture, automobiles and electronics plastics have revolutionized all areas because of its functionality, economics, aesthetics and reliability.
The label stuck on each octabin (packaging solutions to transport loose goods) contains all the information about the materials used, the production time and the quality control officer, and ensures complete traceability of the contents.Plastic have played a vital role in the growth phase of the Nigerian economy and continue to do so. The choice of top quality virgin and recycled material and rigorous monitoring of our laboratories are a significant guarantee of the functionality of our products.
Thanks to our close collaboration with plant and colour manufacturers, we can develop dedicated, tailor-made projects in a very short time and supply a quantity of preforms to allow clients to carry out a meaningful trial run before making any final decisions. The professionalism of Nuovaplast’s staff and the use of state-of-the-art moulding equipment enable our company to produce optimal preforms for any type of bottle, from half-litre “first price” bottles with light packaging to preforms for HO.RE.CA. The PET polymer does not have a colour of its own, but can take on different colour tones when correctly treated and mixed with coloured additives. The diameter, length and shape of the body are the most important elements that give the blown container its final characteristics. The tubular structure that forms the neck of the bottle during blowing determines the weight of the final product. The diameter and thread type of the finish are the characterising elements of the preform and determine the possibility of screwing it to any type of cap. The molten polymer is injected into a mould to create the preform that, through blow moulding, will take on the appearance of the bottle that it is destined to be.Įach preform is formed of a finish, that is the neck of the bottle, that is never modified at the blow moulding stage. Preforms are made using a moulding process.