# Treofan Americas to add 30,000 t/yr BOPP film capacity at Zacapu, Mexico

Treofan is investing USD 45 million in a new 5-layer, 10.4m BOPP orientation line at its Zacapu, Mexico plant, due to start in Q4 2018. The line yields a net capacity increase of about 30,000 tons per year, or 50% of current capacity, as an old 1992 line is mothballed.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-19
- Where: Zacapu, Mexico
- Value: $45.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 tons per year net increase
- Products: biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Treofan](https://endata.com/companies/1623.md)
- [Brückner Group](https://endata.com/companies/645.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [news.unipack.ru](https://news.unipack.ru/eng/66059/), 2017-07-19: "Treofan, a leading manufacturer of specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, is investing USD 45m in a new 5- layer, 10.4m orientation line at its Americas plant in Zacapu, Mexico."

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