Holcomer UHT colouring of milk bottles The applicant, Holland Colours N.V. is a manufacturer of pigments and pigment dispersions of the global plastics industry. The local partner, PT Holland Colours Asia is a daughter company of the applicant. Third partner, Gaypa Srl. is an Italy-based company involved in the production of colour concentrates.The applicant has developed a new colouring solution for producers of packaging material in the dairy industry. The colouring technology is called "Holcomer UHT" and utilises a white colorant for monolayer PET bottles making these specifically suitable for packaging and storage of Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk products. The main advantages of Holcomer UHT colouring is the attractive appearance of the bottles and the blocking of light at relatively low dosing levels of the colouring ingredient. With reduced light penetration of the bottles the milk qualities will be better preserved and will thus provide producers in the milk industry a cost-effective and high quality possibility for packing their milk products.The project partners wish to introduce the Holcomer UHT colouring ingredients for its clients in Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia. Milk consumption in Asia is on the rise and the introduction of Holcomer UHT will enable the partners to capture a new market segment of the packaging industry. Therefore, a facility for the production of Holcomer UHT will be established. A joint venture will be established.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)During the project ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 and OHSAS certificates will be acquired.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsDuring the project 30 jobs will be created of which 23 on medium-/high-level. Two years after the project 50 employees will be contracted. Salaries will be at least 25% higher than minimum wages.Further, the HR policy will include provision of health insurance and medical check-ups, free lunches and coverage of transport costs.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeWith the establishment of a production facility for Holcomer UHT a new product and production technology is introduced in Indonesia. The production process requires well-trained and highly skilled staff capable of dealing with all technical critical aspects of the production process and applying quality and safety protocols.•	Chain effectsIt is expected that at least 30 companies will benefit from the project, such as converter industries (more flexibility and diversity in PET bottles for milk packaging), dairy industry (prolonging shelf time of their products, flexible and attractive designs and ecological footprint of dairy industry will be reduced, because PET bottles can be recycled), transport companies, freight forwarders and logistical service providers and several consultancy companies (financial auditors, ISO and OHSAS certifiers and auditors etc).•	EnvironmentThe project offers an environmental solution for the converter and dairy industries currently using Tetra Pack (which contains an aluminium inner layer) and HDPE bottles. PET bottles can be recycled. Already, PET bottle manufacturers in Indonesia are using recycled PET as raw material.During the project ISO 14001 environmental certification will be realised. The purpose of the project is to produce 364 Mtons of Holcomer UHT granules.