# Altopro plans $50M expansion with new five-layer film line in Irapuato, Mexico

Altopro SA de CV plans a $50 million expansion of its Irapuato facility, including a new five-layer polypropylene oriented film line from Brückner, expected operational in early 2017 and adding about 40 million pounds of capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-08-04
- Where: Irapuato, Mexico
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: about 40 million pounds per year added
- Products: polypropylene film, oriented film
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Altopro](https://endata.com/companies/644.md)
- [Brückner Group](https://endata.com/companies/645.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/altopro-plans-50-million-expansion-mexico-altopro-mexico/), 2016-12-24: "Supplied by Brückner Group GmbH of Siegsdorf, Germany, the new line is at the heart of a $50 million expansion of Altopro's modern facility in Irapuato."

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