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Abstract
The paper describes the industrial installations and equipments used by the olive oil sector for olive oil packing, the different types of containers used (plastic, glass, tin, and carton), and the diverse technologies applied for filling, stoppering, labelling, and packing as well as the trend and new technologies developed according to the material of the containers and the markets’ demands. Some logistic aspects such as palletization, storage, and shipment of final products are also discussed. The use of modern tools and codification systems like EAN 128 permits to follow the product distribution and assure the traceability of packed oils. The last part of the article includes the world and EU production and consumption of olive oil, paying special attention to the peculiarities of the main EU producers (Spain, Italy, Greece, and Portugal). Finally, the olive oil consumption in third countries is analysed and the consumption and its trend in merging markets like USA, Australia, and Japan commented.
Highlights
The consumption and commercialisation of olive oil go back as far as the beginnings of western civilization
We have summarized the primary functions of the containers used for olive oil
Single phase PET blowers phase, are the ideal machines for this future proposition for olive oil bottling plants because of their simplicity, wide range of manufacturing capacity and their ease of incorporation into the rest of the machines which make up the filling line
Summary
The paper describes the industrial installations and equipments used by the olive oil sector for olive oil packing, the different types of containers used (plastic, glass, tin, and carton), and the diverse technologies applied for filling, stoppering, labelling, and packing as well as the trend and new technologies developed according to the material of the containers and the markets’ demands. Some logistic aspects such as palletization, storage, and shipment of final products are discussed. The olive oil consumption in third countries is analysed and the consumption and its trend in merging markets like USA, Australia, and Japan commented
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