Coca-Cola Beverages Africa driving growth with new production line equipped with robotic arms

By Our Reporter Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is driving efficiency and growth in the Ugandan beverages industry with its new production line. The new production line has a capacity of 67,000 bottles per hour and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as robotic arms and automated fillers, making it the fastest plastic bottle production line in its East Africa operations In 2022, Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, commissioned the construction of a new line at its head office in Namanve. The line was designed to increase efficiency and productivity. CCBU’s new polyethylene phthalate (PET) production line started operating last year. The company invested over $27 million to ensure CCBU’s range of soft drinks are widely and consistently available to consumers. As the country looks to increase the industrial sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product to 31%, from the current 27.4%, and the share of labour force in the sector to 26% by 2040 , CCBU has stepped up to contribute towards this goal. To create jobs, reduce imports, encourage investment in manufacturing and enable the production of goods within Uganda’s borders, the government has since the late 1990s established specialised zones dedicated to boost industrialisation in...