NEWS


Evonik opens plant for multi-layer PMMA film


Evonik has begun produc- tion at a new multi-layer coextrusion plant for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) flat films – and has supplied samples to selected customers. The company has invested “a double-digit million amount” in the plant in Weiterstadt, near Frankfurt in Germany. The plant is now producing multi-layer films with a width of 2,700mm – the largest available format worldwide for flat PMMA films, said Evonik. “With this plant, we are investing in a market segment that continues to show positive development and promises strong growth potential,” said Martin Krämer, head of acrylic products at Evonik. “We are also underlining our claim as an innovation leader in acrylic-based products.” Evonik says that manufac-


turers of facade materials will benefit in particular from


Illig plans production


Evonik’s new plant will make 2,700mm multi-layer PMMA film


the new plant. Markets with above average growth, such as countries in Asia, are looking for special quality features to cope with often extreme weather conditions, it added.


Michael Enders, who is


responsible for the film business at acrylic products, added: “Our base PMMA material, supplemented with additional functional layers, is the ideal material for such


application cases. With coextruded PMMA films, we are creating access to new markets for our customers and are enabling more growth.” PMMA films are also used


in microfluidic devices, in window profile wrapping and in the graphics industry – and Evonik is also likely to supply material for these applications. � www.evonik.com


in Romania Illig, the German thermo- forming machinery manu- facturer, is to build a new production site in Romania. The site, in Sura Mica industrial park in the Sibiu region, will begin construction next year. “At the new site we will manufacture thermoform- ing lines from our product range to ensure increas- ing market demands can be met,” said Heinrich Sielemann, managing director of Illig. In 2019, the first office buildings and production halls will be built on a surface of 60,000 sq m. Recently, the Sibiu


region has become one of the fastest growing economic centres in Romania, said Illig As well as its Heilbronn plant in Germany, Illig has plants in countries such as India and China. � www.illig.de


Uflex of India to build new plant in Hungary


Indian flexible packaging company Uflex is to begin operating a new production plant in Hungary, begin- ning in 2020. The company has invested €70m to build the new factory in Rétság. This will be the second European plant for Uflex – adding to its existing facility in Poland – and will have an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes when running at full capacity. The company says that the new


plant is expected to make “a complete- ly new type of foil, never seen in


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Europe”, while also creating around 170 jobs. Overall, Uflex employs around 8,000 people worldwide – with plants also in Asia, North America and Africa – and last year had a turnover of around US$1bn. n In addition, a second Indian com- pany – SRF – is also building a film plant in Hungary. The company plans to invest €60m to build a BOPET plant in Jászfényszaru, near Budapest. The plant, which will create 100 jobs, will make 10.4m wide BOPET film and have


an annual capacity at 40,000 tonnes. Once production begins – at the end of 2019 – SRF’s plants will have a com- bined annual capacity of 220,000 tonnes of BOPP and BOPET films. In July, SRF set up a BOPET film line


in Thailand at a cost of around US$60m. Located at SRF’s existing manufacturing location in Rayong, the plant is expected to open within two years and have a capacity of 40,000 tonnes/year. � www.uflexltd.com � www.srf.com


December 2018 | FILM & SHEET EXTRUSION 5


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