Tetra Pak has recently partnered with Dong Giao Foodstuff Export JSC (Doveco) to launch Vietnam’s first Tetra Recart® paper-based carton packaging line.
This represents a significant milestone in the country’s food and beverage industry, opening up new pathway for sustainable alternative to traditional packaging formats.
Designed for shelf-stable foods, Tetra Recart® is a paper-based carton solution that combines high-speed processing with retort sterilization, ensuring a long shelf life while preserving the taste, texture, and nutritional value of the food. With a capacity of up to 6,000 cartons per hour, the Tetra Recart® line enables producers to optimize operations, reduce packaging weight and waste, and respond to growing consumer demand for convenient, preservative-free products.
The first Tetra Recart® packaging line in Vietnam is commissioned at Doveco plant in northern Son La Province in July this year, and it will process premium Vietnamese produce including sweet corn, pineapple juice, and assorted beans into recyclable, lightweight paper-based cartons. These products will be available in retail outlets nationwide from July onward, offering consumers a fresh and sustainable alternative to other packaged products.
Dinh Cao Khue, Chairman of Doveco said the partnership with Tetra Pak supports their shared goal of a more innovative, sustainable food industry in Vietnam.
The introduction of the Tetra Recart® packaging line in Vietnam comes at a pivotal moment for the country’s food and beverage industry, which is projected to reach US$96.68 billion by 2025 and continue with its steady expansion at a CAGR of 6.74% until 2030.
Meanwhile, in a related development, Tetra Pak has also launched its 2nd aseptic carton packaging line at its Binh Duong facility in Vietnam with an investment of €97 million (US$113.5 million).
The additional line reinforces Binh Duong site as one of the most advanced aseptic carton facility in the region. It adds the plant’s capability to produce 15 additional packaging formats, while helping its customers to meet the existing needs of consumers with innovative, convenient and sustainable packaging solutions.
The new line enables Tetra Pak to better serve its customers in Vietnam as well as key regional markets in Southeast Asia which includes Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines amongst others.
