Tetra Pak announced, in a statement, that the Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL), Government of Sharjah, through it’s commercial arm Ektifa, will deploy the latest advancements in sustainable packaging by Tetra Pak at its Meliha Dairy Factory. 

Following the opening of the first phase of the farm recently, a high-profile delegation from Ektifa visited Tetra Pak’s main production facility in Lund, Sweden, to explore advanced technologies in sustainable dairy production and packaging. The delegation was led by H.E. Dr. Eng. Khalifa Musabah Al Teneiji, Chairman of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Ektifa, and accompanied by Niels Hougaard, Managing Director of Tetra Pak Arabia Area.
 
The visit underlines the end-to-end capabilities that Tetra Pak brings in supporting sustainable dairy production – from equipping the production facility with state-of-the-art processing equipment to sustainable filling lines, the statement read. Tetra Pak will also provide after-sales support across the value chain. 
 
During the visit, a new agreement was signed to install the Tetra Top Filling Line, an innovative filling line for sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions at the Meliha Dairy Factory. All products from the factory will use Tetra Top® packaging, which combines the convenience of a bottle with the contemporary look and feel of a carton package. Tetra Top® packaging is suitable for chilled products, ambient yogurt and still drinks – at home and on-the-go. And unlike plastic-based packaging, the Tetra Top is predominantly carton-based, and the light weight, space efficient packages are easy to hold while opening, pouring from and drinking.
 
A second agreement for utilities generation and distribution was also signed, where Tetra Pak will provide all the necessary utilities, such as steam, air, chilled and processed water, required by the processing equipment and filling machines at the Meliha Factory.