METL started A-One Products & Bottlers Ltd (APBL) in 1998 with the production of PET bottles, pure drinking water and juices. The products were instantly successful in the market and within two years, new equipment was installed to double the capacity. Today, the plant has the capacity to produce 120 million PET bottles and 5 million cartons of beverages, annually.

In 2003, a new division was started to manufacture plastic buckets and lids, jerry cans, blown bottles and shrink films, to cater mainly for the packaging requirements of the METL Group companies. In early 2005, the plastics division expanded its activities to manufacture household items like laundry baskets, dustbins, basins, egg trays and crates.

APBL’s next strategic development is to increase its capacities further and to expand its portfolio of products to include milk based products (milk, yoghurt, butter and ice-cream) and carbonated soft drinks.