Aug 20 2006
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group is pleased to announce two new Asian capacity expansions at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility. The first expansion is for adding production capacity for its transverse-direction oriented shrink-label films. The second expansion is for its polyester production capacity for the markets of food and electronics packaging, as well as shrink-label films. Klöckner Pentaplast is the only company to offer this advanced stretching technology in Asia.
Klöckner Pentaplast is also the only company in the region to offer both polyester and vinyl static-control films for electronics packaging.
Shrink-Label Films Capacity Expansion
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group announced the expansion of its transverse-direction oriented shrink-label films production capacity at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility. The new tentering line will produce high-performance shrink films for sleeves and capsules (wine caps). The line is targeted to come online in early 2007 and will add 5000 tons of shrink film capacity to the company’s existing global production. The 5 Mio € ($6.4 Mio USD) investment is in addition to the previously announced calendering capacity expansion at the same location.
The kp Group offers a complete range of transverse-direction oriented and machine-direction oriented shrink films specifically designed for full-body sleeve labels, promotion packs/multi-packs, tamper-evident closures, capsules (wine caps), roll-fed, and shrink wraparound labels. Klöckner Pentaplast Pentaprint® and Genotherm® shrink films offer excellent gauge control, lay-flat properties, ink adhesion, and seaming ability. These films are typically printed for highly decorated labels that provide food and consumer products with 360-degree graphics.
“This expansion will enable us to continue to support our customers’ growing demand for high-quality shrink films, specifically in Asia. Our Asian shrink-film expansion will allow international converters and brand companies to source identical high-quality films on three continents. This new added capacity will allow us to meet future global market demand while offering Asian customers a higher level of quality, regionally produced film than is available in the marketplace today and further enhance new local product development capabilities,” notes Joachim Kreuzburg, president of Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH.
Polyester Capacity Expansion
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group announced a further expansion of its polyester film production capacity at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility. Servicing the high-end markets of food and electronics packaging, as well as shrink-label films, this additional film capacity is targeted to come on-line in December 2006 and will add 6000 tons of polyester film capacity to the company’s existing Rayong production. The 3.5 Mio. € ($4.5 Mio. USD) investment is in addition to the previously announced calendering capacity expansion at the same location.
“We are investing at this time to further support our customers’ growth requirements with the continued level of service and quality to which they are accustomed from Klöckner Pentaplast,” notes Joachim Kreuzburg.