Coca-Cola opens biggest bottling plant in China
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="bottling">bottling</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Yingkou">Yingkou</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 42<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="bottling">bottling</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 170,000 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="of">of</span> $160 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bottling">bottling</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="servings">servings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sparkling">sparkling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span>, <span word="Sprite">Sprite</span>, <span word="Minute">Minute</span> <span word="Maid">Maid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="Dew">Dew</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yingkou">Yingkou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="aligned">aligned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bohai">Bohai</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="second">second</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Jansen">Jansen</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="Bottling">Bottling</span> <span word="Investments">Investments</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="Bottling">Bottling</span> <span word="Investments">Investments</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>-<span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Yingkou">Yingkou</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="bottling">bottling</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> $4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span>, <span word="sustainability">sustainability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>, <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Muhtar">Muhtar</span> <span word="Kent">Kent</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span>.</p>
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