pepsico in ukraine saves 42 energy in its beverage production with sidel line improvement services to meet sustainability goalssidel, the world&rsquos leading provider of pet solutions for liquid packaging, has supported pepsico in ukraine to save 42 energy in its beverage production and pet bottling processes. this was achieved by upgrading two of its blowers to the energyefficient ecoven supplied by sidel&rsquos dedicated line improvement team, part of the company&rsquos sidel services&trade business unit. this reduced both costs and resource use, with a significant reduction in the consumption of electricity and compressed air, contributing to pepsico&rsquos commitment to a strong and determined sustainability programme.new blowers assist in large scale productionfrom two plants located in the mykolayiv region of ukraine, pepsico produces almost half a billion packs of juice products annually, with a daily capacity of three million units. one of the mykolayiv plants features two sidel combi 16 blow moulding machines and the new upgrade saw the original ovens replaced with the new sidel ecovens. the line improvement programme was designed to save energy and improve sustainability, with pepsico committing to sustainability initiatives in the ukraine, just as it does throughout the world.the project demonstrates sidel&rsquos commitment to staying close to customers, reviewing existing lines and providing tailormade solutions that can be upgraded with new technologies as they emerge.42 energy savings contribute to sustainability agendadepending on the format of the bottle being produced, the new ecovens can achieve savings of up to 50 on the electricity being consumed. this represents significant savings in production costs, as well as improving the environmental footprint of the production process.commenting on the new ecovens, pepsico&rsquos production director, vladimir egorenko, says &ldquofinding ways to optimise our energy use is an important part of our sustainability agenda which is a real focus for pepsico as a business. one of the reasons for our growth in market share is the company&rsquos commitment to investing in innovative technologies. the introduction of the ecovens is a good example of this and they are already making a significant contribution, both in environmental terms and in reducing our total cost of ownership through the cost savings represented by the resulting energy consumption.&rdquocompared to previous ovens on its blow moulding equipment, sidel&rsquos ecoven technology reduces the consumption of electricity. each blowing module has fewer oven modules and lamps, with the heating time of preforms lowered by up to 15.pepsico &ndash a leader in the ukrainian marketpepsico in ukraine is represented by &ldquosandora&rdquo and &ldquowimmbilldann ukraine&rdquo and is one of the leaders in the ukrainian food and beverages market. the company holds the leading position in the market of juices and juice products with brands such as &ldquosandora&rdquo, &ldquosadochok&rdquo, &ldquosandorick&rdquo and &ldquobonus&rdquo, along with others. the brand portfolio also includes carbonated beverages pepsi, 7up, mirinda cold tea lipton ice tea the mineral waters &ldquoessentuki&rdquo and &ldquoaqua minerale&rdquo and the energy drink adrenaline rush.about pepsicopepsico is one of the world leaders in food and beverage manufacturing. in 2013 the sales volume of the company reached more than 66 billion. the company produces a wide range of products including 22 trademarks the annual sales of the brands exceeded 1 billion. the key business areas of the company &mdash snacks, grains and cereals, carbonated and noncarbonated beverages, sports and functional beverages, juices &mdash are presented in 200 countries of the world. the keystone principle of pepsico is &ldquoperformance with purpose&rdquo &mdash the idea of provision of sustainable growth by means of investments in healthy future of people and the planet. offering the wide range of food products to its consumers, working on reducing its environmental impact and developing the culture of engagement and diversity among employees, pepsico strives to achieve a balance between the earnings growth and making the world we all live in better.
