Equipment

Tetra Pak, the food packaging giant, has reported record sales of EUR 8.7bn (£7bn) in 2007, up 6% on 2006.

Sales of processing solutions reached €911m in 2007, up more than 12% from the previous year. Packaging solutions sales reached €7.8bn in 2007, an increase of 4% on 2006.

Dennis Jönsson, Tetra Pak president and chief executive, said: "Several factors helped stimulate sales growth in 2007. These include continued strong growth in emerging and fast-growing markets, our focus on cost-effective innovation, and our strategy of working closely with our customers to enhance operational performance.

"Our goal is to grow in a socially responsible and sustainable way."

Tetra Pak said it achieved double-digit sales growth in 2007 in a number of fast-growing and emerging markets, such as India, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, the Middle East and Latin America.