Petainer Opens PET Water Cooler Bottle and Beer Keg Factory in Russia

28 Jan 2014 --- UK-based plastic container supplier Petainer has opened a new site in Russia, producing recyclable PET beer kegs and water cooler bottles for the local market.

The factory, located 40 miles from Moscow in Klin, is equipped with a Side blowing machine capable of manufacturing 700 kegs per hour, up to a maximum keg size of 50kg.

The facility is currently supplying 20- and 30-litre PetainerKegs to customers in Russia, as well as Belarus and the Ukraine.

Petainer strategy director Annemieke Hartman-Jemmett said: "Russia is a very important market and our Klin factory will enable us to tap into the rapid growth opportunities in this part of the world. The new production unit boasts the very latest technology and produces kegs and containers that adhere to the highest quality, safety and environmental standards."

PetainerCoolers are also made out of PET and contain zero bisphenol-A (BPA). They are environmentally friendly, returnable and refillable, and designed to be compatible with major water cooler dispensers or dispensing systems.

PetainerKegs are lightweight beverage containers manufactured in recyclable PET, offering economic and environmental benefits when compared with metal kegs and other plastic variants. They are available with one-way, low-cost fittings that enable them to be connected to existing tapping systems for draught beer.