# Sunmagic Juices to buy Cott's Nelson aseptic PET bottling plant

Sunmagic Juices bought Cott's aseptic PET bottling facility in Nelson, Lancashire, as a remedy required by the UK competition authority for the Refresco-Cott merger. The plant is the only UK Cott site using a preservative-free aseptic process.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-03-30
- Where: Nelson, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: aseptic juice bottling, PET bottles

## Companies

- [Refresco](https://endata.com/companies/1823.md) (partner)
- [Cott](https://endata.com/companies/1824.md) (partner)
- [Sunmagic Juices](https://endata.com/companies/3069.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [thegrocer.co.uk](https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/refresco-cott-merger-greenlit-following-offer-to-sell-plant/565363.article), 2018-03-30: "The CMA's approval follows the sale of the Cott's aseptic PET facility at in Nelson, Lancashire, to Sunmagic Juices."

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