# Innovia Films breaks ground on €66M BOPP film line expansion in Schkopau

Innovia Films held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of its BOPP film plant in Schkopau, Germany. The €66 million investment will add a new 8-meter-wide multi-layer coextrusion line for thin label films, with a capacity of 36,000 tonnes per year, expected to start in the second half of 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-24
- Where: Schkopau, Germany
- Value: $71.0M (66.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 36,000 tonnes per year
- Products: BOPP film, thin label films
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Innovia Films](https://endata.com/companies/69290.md)

## Sources

- [kunststoffweb.de](https://www.kunststoffweb.de/branchen-news/innovia_films_spatenstich_fuer_kapazitaetserweiterung_in_schkopau_t252477), 2023-03-24: "Mitte März sei der erste Spatenstich für den Bau einer neuen Anlage für die Fertigung sehr dünner Etikettenfolien erfolgt"

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