Jindal Films Europe announces a further expansion of its facility in Brindisi, Italy. It will increase the site’s bio-oriented polyethylene film (BOPE) capacity by 50,000 tons per year. “With a new total capacity of 130,000 tons, Brindisi will be the largest factory in Europe for the production of BOPE and BOPP films. [polypropylène biorienté] »says the Indian subsidiary Jindal Poly Films. The operation, the amount of which will not be disclosed, will be accompanied by the creation of twenty jobs. All kinds of BOPE special films are produced, “Including matt, sealable, coated, metallized and aluminum oxide (AlOx) foils”, indicates the manufacturer. “New developments will focus on sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions and strongly support the circular economy”, he adds. In order to improve the carbon footprint of the site’s activities, the investment also includes the use of solar energy and the installation of new CHP systems.
As a subsidiary of the Indian Jindal Poly Films, Jindal Films produces films for flexible packaging and labels. The manufacturer is based in Macedon (New York), USA and Luxembourg and has five factories in Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Italy), two in the USA and one in India.
