Klockner Pentaplast Group is pleased to announce two new Asian capacity expansions
The Klockner Pentaplast Group is pleased to announce two new Asian capacity expansions at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility.
The Klockner Pentaplast Group announced the expansion of its transverse-direction oriented shrink-label films production capacity at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility. The new tentering line will produce high-performance shrink films for sleeves and capsules (wine caps). The line is targeted to come online in early 2007 and will add 5000 tons of shrink film capacity to the company's existing global production. The 5 Mio ˆ ($6.4 Mio USD) investment is in addition to the previously announced calendering capacity expansion at the same location.
The Klockner Pentaplast Group announced a further expansion of its polyester film production capacity at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility. Servicing the high-end markets of food and electronics packaging, as well as shrink-label films, this additional film capacity is targeted to come on-line in December 2006 and will add 6000 tons of polyester film capacity to the company's existing Rayong production. The 3.5 Mio. ˆ ($4.5 Mio. USD) investment is in addition to the previously announced calendering capacity expansion at the same location.
