# Domo Chemicals expands BOPA film production in Leuna

Domo Chemicals invested about EUR 40 million to expand production capacity at its Leuna site. A new plant began producing around 5,000 tons of biaxially oriented polyamide film per year in December 2017, creating 32 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-05
- Where: Leuna, Germany
- Value: $47.3M (40.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 32
- Starts operating: Dec 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 5,000 t per year
- Products: biaxially oriented polyamide film
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Domo Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/28583.md)

## Sources

- [kunststoffweb.de](https://www.kunststoffweb.de/branchen-news/domo_chemicals_produktion_von_bopa-folien_am_standort_leuna_t238478), 2017-12-05: "Die Entscheidung für den Standort Leuna sei neben der vorhandenen Technologie und der Fachkräfte vor Ort auch wegen der günstigen Bedingungen hinsichtlich Logistik und Energiekosten gefallen."

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