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Summary of significant accounting policies (Details 4)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023
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Useful lives	25 years
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IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
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IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
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IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
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Glass And Plasic Container [Member] | Bottom of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
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Glass And Plasic Container [Member] | Top of range [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Useful lives	12 years
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Useful lives	30 years

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 16
-IssueDate 2023-01-01
-Paragraph 73
-Subparagraph c
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-URIDate 2023-03-23

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