# Polyplex Americas expands Decatur plant with $24.4M BOPET film line

A permit was issued for a $24.4 million project at Polyplex Americas' Decatur plant, part of a $90 million expansion to add a second BOPET film line and create 100 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-23
- Where: Decatur, Alabama, United States
- Value: $24.4M
- Jobs: 100
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: largest-capacity BOPET film line in the world
- Products: BOPET film, captive resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Polyplex (Americas) Inc](https://endata.com/companies/7108.md)

## Sources

- [al.com](https://www.al.com/business/2022/06/permit-issued-for-244m-project-at-decatur-polyplex-plant.html), 2022-06-23: "The Polyplex Americas project is part of a more than $90 million expansion announced last year at its facility at 3001 Mallard Fox Drive."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.