# Polyplex Corp to invest $102.8 million in new BOPET film line in Alabama

Polyplex Corporation Limited approved a proposal to build a new 50 KTPA BOPET film production line adjacent to its existing facility in Decatur, Alabama, USA, with an estimated cost of $102.8 million. The project also includes debottlenecking of the existing PET resin plant to increase capacity from 58 KTPA to 86 KTPA. Trial runs are tentatively scheduled for about 24 months.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-13
- Where: Decatur, Alabama, United States
- Value: $102.8M
- Starts operating: Jul 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50 KTPA BOPET film; PET resin capacity increase from 58 KTPA to 86 KTPA
- Products: BOPET film, PET resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Polyplex USA](https://endata.com/companies/7653.md)
- [Polyplex Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/25977.md)

## Sources

- [jjchem.net](https://www.jjchem.net/hghq/202107/071314262.html), 2021-07-13: "Polyplex Corporation Limited（PCL）的子公司Polyplex（泰国）拥有51％的股份，其管理层已批准一项提议，新建一条装机容量为5O KTPA的BOPET薄膜生产线。"
- [jjchem.net](https://www.jjchem.net/hgjs/202108/082518300.html), 2021-08-25: "该项目建议由可用的剩余现金余额和内部应计费用提供资金，试运行的暂定时间约为24个月。"

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