Ciel is a brand of
bottled water
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owned by
The Coca-Cola Company
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which is bottled and sold in
Mexico
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,
Angola
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, and
Morocco
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. As of 2015, it held a 19.4% share of the bottled water market in Mexico.
bottled water brands owned by The Coca-Cola Company in multiple countries use the Ciel branding.
Cola Cola Mexico introduced Ciel in 1996 in the states of
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is pre ...
,
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
,
Zacatecas
Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...
,
Durango
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
,
San Luis Potosi and
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
. In 1997, Ciel was released in
Mexico City
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, and in 2001 was released in the states of
Nuevo Leon and part of
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities.
It is located in nor ...
. In that same year, The Coca-Cola Company released a mineral water version called ''Ciel Mineralizada'' in several markets.
In 2002, along with the acquisition of Panamerican Beverages (
Panamco) made by
Coca-Cola FEMSA, The Coca-Cola Company acquired Panamco's bottled water brand ''Risco'', and converted it into Ciel, so the brand started being available in the states of
Guanajuato
Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...
,
Puebla
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,
Veracruz
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and
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...
.

In 2005 Coca-Cola released a calorie-free flavored water version of Ciel called ''Ciel Aquarius'' (renamed Ciel+ in 2008). In that same year, ''Ciel
Dasani
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Marketing
Un ...
'' was released, a functional water with skin nutrients and fiber available in four flavors: lemon-cucumber, papaya-carrot, grapefruit and mandarin-green tea; a year later, this product was discontinued.
In 2006 The Coca-Cola Company released ''Ciel Naturae'', a line of sparkling flavored water available in three flavors: Jamaica, Peach and Lemon. In 2007 the product was renamed as ''Ciel Finamente Gasificada'' and later in 2008 was replaced by a new sparkling water line called
Aquarius.
In 2007 Ciel became available in the cities of
Saltillo
Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and high ...
and
Monclova in Coahuila and
Matehuala
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in San Luis Potosí. In that same year,
Grupo Tampico bottlers in
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...
,
Ciudad Valles
Ciudad Valles is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is located in the eastern part of the state (), in the cultural region of Huasteca. The city is also the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the s ...
,
Poza Rica,
Ciudad Mante and
Ciudad Victoria
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replaced the purified water and club soda versions of its brand ''Peña Pura'' and turned them into Ciel; plus, CIMSA, the Coca-Cola bottling company in Toluca merged its bottled water brand ''De los Angeles'' with Ciel and renamed it as ''De los Angeles por Ciel'' and later as ''Ciel De Los Angeles''. The ''De Los Angeles'' trademark is still property of CIMSA. At the end of 2008, Coca-Cola acquired Manantial Water from Grupo Yoli and became part of the Ciel lineup.

Ciel products are bottled and distributed by the Coca-Cola system, but only two Coca-Cola bottlers (Bebidas Refrescantes de Nogales and Bepensa) are selling their own bottled water brands, Nana and Cristal respectively, instead of Ciel water in their territories.
Arca Continental
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distributes ciel brands in their territories although they sell Topo Chico, their own mineral water brand, instead of Ciel Mineralizada in their northern territories.
Varieties

* Ciel - Purified water
* Ciel Mineralizada - Mineral water
* Ciel+ - Functional calorie-free flavored water sweetened with
Splenda available in four flavors: Tangerine (active), Lime (defenses), Grapefruit (better digestion) and Jamaica (body purification)
* SierrAzul por Ciel - Purified water, available only at
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
,
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in northwest Mexic ...
and
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...
markets
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