AUSTRALIA: Coca-Cola Amatil in talks with Visy on PET sale
Soft drinks group Coca-Cola Amatil reported today that it is discussing the sale of its PET bottle-making assets in Australia and New Zealand with privately-held Visy Industries. The PET business has a book value of A$140m, however the Australian soft drinks maker said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange that it expects to be made at small premium to its book value.