Klöckner Pentaplast announces further global capacity expansion

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group announced today that it has added to its global production capacity in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company is investing € 45.6 m as part of its 2013 and 2014 expansion plans, which include facilities in Cotia, Brazil; Suzhou, China; Newport/Crumlin, Great Britain; and Santo Tirso, Portugal. 142 highly skilled employees are being added worldwide. Klöckner Pentaplast is the only rigid film solutions producer with manufacturing sites located on four continents – Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Klöckner Pentaplast will add to its UK and European production capacity for polyester films. Primarily used for food and consumer packaging applications, the new capacity will be located at the company’s Newport/Crumlin, Great Britain, manufacturing facility. The start-up of the state-of-the-art extrusion line is targeted for July 2014 and will add 15 employees. The € 6.0 m investment will add 8,000 metric tons of capacity.

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