# TC Transcontinental Packaging to install first North American BOPE line in Spartanburg

TC Transcontinental Packaging will install a $60 million biaxially oriented PE (BOPE) film line supplied by Brückner at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, which expanded the site by 120,000 square feet, with commissioning planned for spring 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-01
- Where: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 120,000-square-foot plant expansion
- Products: BOPE film, recyclable flexible packaging, vieVERTe packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [TC Transcontinental Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/4718.md)
- [Brückner Group](https://endata.com/companies/645.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [ptonline.com](https://www.ptonline.com/news/tc-transcontinental-installs-first-ever-bope-line-in-north-america), 2023-09-08: "TC Transcontinental Packaging will be installing what it says is the first-ever biaxially oriented PE (BOPE) line in North America."
- [resource-recycling.com](https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2023/10/03/manufacturer-invests-in-mono-material-flexibles-production/), 2023-10-03: "The project, which is already underway, is expected to be completed during the 2024 fiscal year."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/tc-transcontinental-packaging-spartanburg/), 2024-02-26: "Announced in August 2023, the project includes an estimated investment of C$80m ($60m) and is expected to be completed by 2024."

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