Tobacco Asia

tobaccoasia 45 NTRM? NDTP? SORT IT OUT ! Do you have Non Tobacco Related Material or Non Desired Tobacco Products in your tobacco product stream? Let us help you sort them out. Find out more on www.tomra.com/tobacco In Antwerp, the company has "zero tolerance for pest infestation," according to van Nueten, who says that this means that "all tobaccos coming in for storage are inspected prior to unloading". During the particularly busy months from April to October, daily monitoring ensures that no in- festation can take hold. "In Dubai, however, this is impossible due to the environment. But even there we monitor every day to keep potential in- festation under control. Whenever we see any sign of infestation, an immediate fumigation is carried out," he elaborates. As far as providing the available warehousing space is concerned, Andromeda is pursuing very flexible policies, or as van Nueten puts it, "We al- ways will allocate space to our [tobacco industry] customers regardless of what their requirements may be." This would encompass both short-term and long-term storage arrangements for importing or exporting customers, as well as those who have forwarding agreements with Andromeda. In cases of exportation or importation of product, "we also arrange all necessary customs declarations and other documentations needed," assures van Nu- eten. While the Dubai facility accepts storage for finished products also (e.g. cigarettes), Antwerp exclusively stores unmanufactured tobaccos. In terms of the forwarding business, Androm- eda is collaborating with partners that can provide transport logistics such as air freight, train freight, trucks and container ships. As import or export regulations can vary tremendously between source and destination countries, Andromeda assists cus- tomers "by always keeping them informed and up to date on any changes in customs and tax proce- Dedem Mekatronik created a purpose- built cartesian robot for a customer (Dedem Mekatronik) [Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal]

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