JBF RAK

Emirati holding company takes over Arab parts of PET producer and processor

BOPET FILMS

Global capacity to exceed 10 mn t/y / Asia acts as growth engine with China, India / Packaging, electronics serve as main drivers / Technology still comes from Germany

ESTER

Indian PET specialist boosts output with 48,000 t/y BOPET plant

TITAN-POLYMER

Russian elastomer producer starts BOPET film production / Backward integration into PET

BOPP FILMS

Pandemic spurs global growth / Capacity rises to over 16 mn t per year / China home to half of world output / Brückner dominates film line sales

BRÜCKNER

German machine maker reports major sales growth / Bottlenecks in steel, electronics delay deliveries / Focus on equipment for battery separator films

SRF

Indian conglomerate to set up integrated PET and BOPET film plant in Thailand

TITAN

Russian group constructing integrated PET and BOPET production plant in the Baltic region

POLIBAK

Turkish BOPP producer expands Izmir headquarters / New Brückner machine put into operation

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