BOPP FILMS

Biaxial films growing steadily worldwide / PP remains clear leader despite upturn in PET / Plant technology sector highly concentrated / Overcapacities dominate picture

TREOFAN

New high-performance BOPP line started up in Neunkirchen / EUR 30m investment

TREOFAN

BOPP manufacturer invests EUR 30m in new German film production line / Special five-layer extrusion design by Andritz

ANDRITZ

Austrian engineering specialists commission BOPET line in China

BOPP FILM MARKET

Plant expansion still too fast for healthy consumption growth / Capacity utilisation below 70% / Consolidation unavoidable / Situation in China unclear / Middle East expands single-mindedly

ZHEJIANG YUNSU FILM INDUSTRIAL

Chinese group to commission new BOPP line in 2013 / Austria's Andritz supplies machinery

DAELIM

South Korean company to expand production of BOPP film / Andritz Biax asked to supply new production line in spring 2013