Coca-Cola's Largest Bet in China: Futuristic 133,300 m² Fully Automated Factory Powered by Solar Energy and Equipped with Smart Robots to Supply 100 Million Consumers

Coca-Cola’s Largest Bet in China: Futuristic 133,300 m² Fully Automated Factory Powered by Solar Energy and Equipped with Smart Robots to Supply 100 Million Consumers

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 22/10/2025 at 16:28

Swire Coca-Cola inaugura megafábrica futurista de 13 hectares na China, com robôs, energia solar e produção anual de 1 milhão de toneladas

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The New Swire Coca-Cola Factory in Zhengzhou Marks the Beginning of an Era of Fully Automated, Sustainable and Digital Production, with Robots, Solar Energy and an Investment of Over 900 Million Yuan to Supply 100 Million Consumers

Swire Coca-Cola Ltd., the official bottler of Coca-Cola, commissioned a new factory in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in Central China, this Thursday.

The venture is the first of its kind globally within the company’s 12 billion yuan (US$ 1.69 billion) investment commitment in the country.

The complex occupies an area equivalent to 13.33 hectares — and received an investment of over 900 million yuan. With an annual production capacity exceeding 1 million tons, the unit will serve approximately 100 million consumers in Central China.

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Swire Coca-Cola’s CEO, Karen So, highlighted the strategic importance of the Chinese market. According to her, China “has always been an important engine” for the stable operation of the company and represents a pillar of the brand’s global growth.

Factory Combines Sustainability and Smart Technology

The new industrial park brings together the most comprehensive and sustainable practices accumulated by the company over six decades. There are over 30 green and low-carbon measures, including smart hot water centers, optimized refrigeration systems, and photovoltaic energy generation.

With more than 30 integrated digital systems, the unit operates in a fully automated manner, from order receipt to packaging and shipping, utilizing sorting robots and automatically guided vehicles.

Coca-Cola announced that it intends to implement these sustainable and smart practices across all of its production bases in China, strengthening the resilience of its supply chain.

In the last three years, the Coca-Cola system in the country has invested in improvements in five units, expanding production capacity and incorporating smart technologies. In 2023, Swire Coca-Cola announced plans to invest over 12 billion yuan in the next decade in mainland China. The project in Hainan province will begin at the end of 2025, while the new factories in Suzhou (Jiangsu) and the Greater Bay Area (Guangdong) will become operational in 2026.

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