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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has revealed it will invest an additional $105.5m into a new warmfill line at its Moorabbin plant in Victoria, Australia.

This will be the biggest investment CCEP has ever made into its Australian manufacturing network. The new warmfill line will produce CCEP’s Powerade and Fuze Tea beverages.

Responding to increasing demand for sports drinks, particularly sugar-free variants, the warmfill line upgrade will form part of the existing manufacturing plant. It will enable CCEP to deliver more beverages efficiently to customers across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.

Construction of the new line includes the development of a 4,200-square-metre manufacturing hall, installation of a high-speed 640 bottle per minute Nitro-Warmfill line, and upgrades to the existing infrastructure. These include water treatment, electrical systems, compressed air, nitrogen dosing, heating and cooling systems, and a syrup room for warmfill product manufacturing.

The investment will enable CCEP to manufacture Powerade and Fuze Tea in Victoria in addition to existing lines in Brisbane and Perth. It is expected to reduce inter-business transportation of warmfill products and their raw materials by 2.9 million km annually, resulting in an approximate annual reduction of 3,785 tonnes of CO2.

Vaughan Constructions has been appointed to carry out the facility upgrade work, commencing this month. The full site is expected to be operational in Q1 2026. The new line will have the capacity to deliver up to 17.8-million-unit cases to the network per year.

Orlando Rodriguez, managing director at CCEP Australia, said: “Our commitment to supporting growth within the sports category is integral to our overall expansion goals, underlining our steadfast belief in this sector. CCEP remains dedicated to continual business investment to increase capacity and enhance efficiency while maintaining a sustainable operation, in line with our growth ambitions.”

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