Klöckner Pentaplast completed an expansion at its Cotia facility in Brazil, adding a coating line that raised its South American coating capacity by over 30%. The announcement was dated 23 March 2020.

Embaquim started full operation of a new Carnevalli coextruder at its São Bernardo do Campo plant to make multilayer barrier films. The equipment adds 50 tonnes per month and raises total film capacity by 15%.

Videolar-Innova is investing R$500 million to double its styrene monomer plant in Triunfo, Brazil, to 460,000 tonnes per year, with completion expected in 2019.

Greiner Bio-One inaugurated an expansion of its factory in Americana, São Paulo state, with R$42 million invested in construction and operations. Some equipment started in December 2016 and more is due to start operating in 2017.

Bemis inaugurated an expansion of its packaging plant in the Suape industrial port complex in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco. The R$31 million investment adds 8,000 square meters and is expected to double rigid packaging capacity and create more than 140 jobs.