# Jindal Poly Films in talks to acquire European operations of DuPont Teijin Films

Jindal Poly Films is in advanced negotiations to acquire the European operations of DuPont Teijin Films for approximately Rs 2,000 crore ($300 million). The deal would make Jindal the world's largest in the category.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-05-31
- Where: Europe (plants in Dumfries, Scotland and Luxembourg), United Kingdom
- Value: $300.0M (20.0B INR)
- Status: rumored
- Products: BOPET films, BOPP films
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Jindal Poly Films](https://endata.com/companies/24599.md) (acquirer)
- [DuPont Teijin Films](https://endata.com/companies/24600.md) (target)

## Sources

- [mnacritique.mergersindia.com](https://mnacritique.mergersindia.com/news/jindal-poly-films-in-talks-to-acquire-european-operations-of-dupont-teijin-films/), 2017-05-31: "Jindal Poly Films is in advanced negotiations to acquire the European operations of DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) for Rs 2,000 crore ($300 million)"
- [ecoplasticsinpackaging.com](https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/mergers-acquisitions/jindal-looks-to-acquire-dupont-teijin-films/), 2017-06-01: "The sale of these European operations is just another step in the long and painful process of DuPont’s withdrawal from a market they once dominated."

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