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Sidel
Sidel is a manufacturing company providing packaging solutions for liquids such as water; carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; and sensitive beverages like milk, liquid dairy products, juices, nectars, tea, coffee and isotonics; as well as edible oil, beer and other alcoholic beverages. Sidel manufacturers and services equipment that enables other companies to package such liquids using one of three main materials: plastic (especially PET, and also HDPE and PP), glass (including disposable and returnable bottles) and metal (including cans). It specializes in filling machines and blow-moulding equipment for PET, and also produces labellers, cappers, conveyors and other machines that can be integrated to form a complete liquid-packaging production line. Headquartered in Hünenberg, Switzerland, the company operates production facilities in 13 countries. It has approximately 5,300 employees, 26 plants, eight research & development units, 31 service units and 30,000 machines installed in 190 countries (2011).

In 2003, Sidel joined Tetra Laval, a multinational corporation of Swedish origin, which is active in liquid food packages and packaging. The Tetra Laval group is divided into three divisions: DeLaval, TetraPak and Sidel.