In August 24th, 2008, the Coca-Cola Company opened its second factory in Mongolia. The first one was built in 2001 by MCS Coca-Cola, the exclusive bottler of Coca-Cola products in the market.
The new plant has a site area of 6 hectares and was placed in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. It has two bottling lines, one for "cold" filling and another line for still "hot" filling to cover the production of juice, tea and water products. Also, it is assumed that a returnable glass bottling line will be relocated from the existing plant to a new one.
It is known, that investments in this production could be estimated 22 million dollars.
"With the burgeoning beverage market in Mongolia we have recorded remarkable growth rates. In 2002 we sold 4 Coca-Cola products to every average Mongolian consumer. In 2008 we are selling an average of 67 beverages to every Mongolian consumer. This has caused our first plant to run out of manufacturing capacity 7 years ahead of schedule," - said Mr. Odjargal Jambaljamts, Chairman & CEO, MCS Group.
"Our investment in the new plant is just our first step to bring world class manufacturing to Mongolia."
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