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11/04/2015

KHS delivers new filling line for big cans to Tsingtao Brewery in China

KHS GmbH has delivered a turnkey filling line for big cans to China for the first time.

• First delivery of a turnkey party can line to China
• KHS Innokeg Multibloc F offers flexible filling
• Tsingtao profits from low CO2 consumption

Dortmund, November 4, 2015 – KHS GmbH has delivered a turnkey filling line for big cans to China for the first time. To meet the growing demand on the Chinese market for these special beer containers in the long term, the system has been specially designed to cater for the requirements of customer Tsingtao Brewery Group. In Germany, only 10% of all beer sold goes to the consumer in cans. In China, the most heavily populated state in the world, this figure is already at around 18%. Big cans or party kegs in particular are proving increasingly popular both for private consumption and in some restaurants, where they can be ordered at the table by guests. Investment in a sustainable system So that the Tsingtao Brewery Group can meet the growing demand for these sizeable containers, it recently ordered a turnkey filling line for party cans from its long-term partner for filling systems, KHS GmbH. The Dortmund filling and packaging professional specially configured a fully automatic filling line with a capacity of up to 400 party cans per hour to cater to the needs of the Chinese market and Tsingtao Brewery. (Tsingtao is one of the most popular and traditional beer brands in China.) KHS developed a system equipped with four filling stations according to Tsingtao's request for modern technology and flexibility. Microbiologically safe filling in large cans The KHS Innokeg Multibloc F is a fully automatic filler which can be incorporated into any system concept without difficulty. Up to seven independently operating filling stations achieve a production capacity of up to 700 containers per hour. The spectrum here ranges from 3- to 10-liter cans and party kegs to large bottles. The system capacity can be expanded at will by installing parallel formations. The machine at Tsingtao fills premium Augerta beer into 5-liter cans with and without CO2 cartridges. In the future the line will also be able to fill 3-liter party cans. Further milestone in a successful partnership The Chinese brewery group already operates very successfully on KHS filling technology; the group's KHS machines fill between 36,000 and 72,000 cans per hour holding 330 and 500 milliliters. On the new line Tsingtao profits in particular from the low CO2 consumption of the filler of less than 720 grams per hectoliter. About KHS GmbH The KHS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food and non-food industries. The KHS Group includes the following companies: KHS GmbH, KHS Corpoplast GmbH, KHS Plasmax GmbH and NMP Systems GmbH. KHS GmbH manufactures modern filling and packaging systems at its headquarters in Dortmund, Germany, and in Kleve, Bad Kreuznach and Worms. The KHS Group's PET expertise is pooled at KHS Corpoplast and KHS Plasmax in Hamburg, Germany, where light PET packaging and innovative coating systems are developed and produced. NMP Systems GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KHS GmbH based in Düsseldorf in Germany, designs and markets new, resource-saving packaging systems for PET bottles. The group has an international production and service network with over 4,600 employees. In 2015 KHS was awarded the Top 100 seal of approval for exceptional innovative power and outstanding innovative success among German SMEs. In 2014 the group achieved a turnover of €1.08 billion. The companies in the KHS Group are 100% subsidiaries of the MDAX-listed Salzgitter AG corporation.