# SOCAR Polymer plans new BOPP film plant in Sumgait, Azerbaijan for $32M

SOCAR Polymer, a subsidiary of SOCAR, plans to build a new plant for biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP film) in the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan, at an estimated cost of USD 32 million. The plant will use polypropylene from SOCAR Polymer's upcoming PP plant as raw material.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-18
- Where: Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan
- Value: $32.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP film)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SOCAR-Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/19564.md)
- [SOCAR](https://endata.com/companies/7439.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/socar-polymer-bopp-film-azerbaijan/), 2017-04-18: "SOCAR Polymer, the subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), plans to build a new plant for production of biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP film) in the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park."

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