# Efupico to boost production of recycled PET food containers by 20%

Food tray maker Efupico will invest about 2.7 billion yen to expand processing and moulding equipment for food containers made from used PET bottles. It plans to raise capacity by 20% within fiscal 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-03
- Where: Japan
- Value: $24.6M (2.70B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: capacity raised by 20% within fiscal 2020
- Products: recycled PET food containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Efupico](https://endata.com/companies/5740.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO51701850R01C19A1X93000/), 2019-11-03: "約27億円を投じ、原料を加工・成形する装置を拡充。2020年度内に生産能力を2割高め"

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