Nestle Waters invests 1.8 billion baht to build an advanced new water bottling facility in Thailand

Wednesday 29 June 2016 16:52
- Uses state-of-the-art technology to minimize water consumption and an efficient logistics system to improve environmental performance, reinforcing Nestle's commitment to sustainable growth.

- A new manufacturing and distribution hub serving customers in 14 southern provinces to ensure healthy hydration.

The Nestle Waters Business Unit of Nestle (Thai) Ltd.announced it is investing 1.8 billion baht to build Nestle Pure Life's most advanced water bottling facility in Surat Thani province. The new water bottling facility will use innovative Vibratory Shear Enhanced Membrane Processing (VSEP) technology to increase water recovery while reducing water consumption for the entire production process. It will be a manufacturing and distribution hub serving customers in 14 southern provinces with healthy hydration products that meet Nestle's quality standards.

The new facility is 170,000 square meters including the production area, warehousing, offices, and utility services. It will bottle Nestle Pure Life water using globally-certified, state-of-the-art technology on the production lines to ensure best-in-class quality products.

Mr. Luca Chioda, Country Business Manager – Waters, Nestle (Thai) Ltd., said, "The 1.8-billion-baht investment in Nestle Pure Life's most advanced water bottling facility in Thailand, located in Surat Thani's Poon Pin district, is a new southern production and distribution hub. It will enable Nestle Pure Life to provide quality water for healthy hydration to over 10 million consumers in Thailand's 14 southern provinces and meet growing demand in the future. World-class technologies will make the new water bottling facility Thailand's most advanced factory that processes drinking water efficiently while minimizing water and energy consumption. This is in line with Nestle's long-term commitment to environmental sustainability."

Nestle Pure Life's most advanced manufacturing facility in Thailand features: Advanced VSEP technology, patented in the United States, which is an acclaimed state-of-the-art water production technology that enhances water recovery, reducing the amount of water needed during production, and making the new Surat Thani plant one of Nestle Waters' most efficient.An efficient logistics system that will reduce transport distances and improve environmental performances."We are committed to producing quality products that Thai people can trust for their health and well being. Our uncompromising quality and standards have been recognized by awards from Thailand's Food and Drug Administration for three consecutive years," concluded Mr. Chioda.