Packaging hub developed for still and sparkling beverages

Twellium Industrial Company (Twellium) is a non-alcoholic beverage company located in West Africa. The company recently partnered with Sidel to develop its new facility in Kumasi, Ghana — a greenfield project housing two complete PET packaging lines for still and carbonated beverages.

Twellium already has two production facilities in Accra, Ghana and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, and its third site in Kumasi began as a greenfield project, so it’s being constructed from the ground up.

Crucial for the development was diversity as the company is using different sizes of PET bottles, as well as producing a variety of beverages including water, carbonated soft drinks (CSD), non-carbonated drinks and energy drinks.

The site now features a complete PET water line, with a production output of 80,000 bottles per hour, using Sidel’s Combi solution which combines blow moulding, filling and capping into a single, compact and integrated solution.

The set-up also includes a water treatment room and automated cleaning-in-place (CIP) system, which is designed to ensure the highest levels of hygiene and food safety.

Sidel has also installed a complete line for carbonated soft drinks (CSD). Capable of bottling at speeds of 65,000 bottles per hour, this high-speed line with a Sidel Combi is designed to meet the demands of the region’s booming CSD market.

As part of the project, Sidel also installed a customised EvoDECO Roll-Fed labeller featuring an integrated system which enables the application of QR codes on the bottle cap, allowing traceability and meeting Ghanaian regulations.