# Flex Américas builds $200M BoPET film plant in Altamira, Mexico

Flex Américas laid the first stone of a new BoPET film plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas, as the first stage of a $200 million expansion for construction in 2022-2023. The company says the expansion will create about 1,000 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-11-03
- Where: Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: under construction
- Products: BoPET film
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [milenio.com](https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/flex-americas-invertira-500-mdd-altamira-anos), 2022-11-03: "se programan 200 millones de dólares. Esto corresponde al período de construcción 2022-2023."

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