# Uflex Group breaks ground on $150M woven polypropylene bags plant in Altamira, Mexico

Uflex Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Woven Polypropylene Bags (WPP) industrial plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The investment is $150 million and is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-24
- Where: Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Value: $150.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: under construction
- Products: woven polypropylene bags
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [UFlex](https://endata.com/companies/732.md)
- [Flex Américas](https://endata.com/companies/9852.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [fundamento.com.mx](https://fundamento.com.mx/2024/pone-americo-primera-piedra-de-planta-industrial-en-altamira/), 2024-01-25: "Tendrán siempre las puertas abiertas."

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