Recently Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana (CCBB) unveiled a new stateof-the-art production line and water treatment plant, with a total investment of P310 million (USD24.4m). This will significantly increase the factory’s production capacity and make the company fully compliant in ensuring that clean water is returned to the environment. The new production line is the most advanced polyethylene phthalate (PET) production line in the country, with a capacity of 13,500 bottles per hour and equipped with the latest industry technology. The launch event was attended by Minister of Trade and Industry, Mmusi Kgafela, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) CEO, Jacques Vermeulen, Vice President of Coca-Cola East & Central Africa, Debra Mallowah and CCBB Managing Director David Chait, among other dignitaries. CCBA is the 8th largest Coca-Cola bottling partner in the world by revenue, and the largest on the continent. It accounts for over 40% of all Coca-Cola products sold in Africa by volume. With over 17,000 employees in Africa, CCBA services more than 680,000 customers with a host of international and local brands.