Russian company Sibur has now commenced producing biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films at a 38,000 mt/year facility in Tomsk, Western Siberia. The plant is said to be the largest producer of films, which are used in flexible packaging, labels and adhesive tape, in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The subsidiary responsible for the plant, Biaxplen, now produces 149,250 mt/year of BOPP films, and has strode ahead of its competitors through being highly responsive to market data.
Russian petrochemical producer Sibur has launched production of biaxially oriented polypropylene films in Tomsk, Western Siberia, the company said Wednesday.
The 38,000 mt/year facility is located on the site of the Tomskneftekhim plant, which belongs to Sibur, and which will supply feedstock polypropylene to the new facility.
Biaxplen, Sibur’s subsidiary that operates the facility, will sell BOPP films from Tomsk domestically, in Siberia and the Ural district, and export them to CIS countries and Europe.
BOPP films are used for flexible packaging, labels and adhesive tape.
Sibur said consumption of BOPP films in Russia rose to 124,000 mt last year and is expected to continue a 4-5% annual growth.
The company said the plant operates the widest production line in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and allows for the production of five-layer films with treated surfaces, used for overprinting. The company added that ESOPP (France) was the main supplier of the production equipment for the new facility.
The company said total investments into the project exceeded Rb2.4 billion ($74 million).
“Sibur is investing in the development of new polymer production plants and is focused on expansion of its processing facilities. Implementation of these projects is aimed at improving our polymers sales, and SIBUR should benefit from sales of high value added products,” said the company’s chairman, Leonid Mikhelson.
Biaxplen operates similar production facilities in Balakhna, Kursk, Novokuibyshevsk and Zheleznodorozhny. In total, these sites, together with the new Tomsk plant, are able to produce 149,250 mt/year of BOPP films. However, this is set to increase further, as an expansion project is underway in Novokuibyshevsk.
Written by Maria Tsay and Daved Chohan and edited by Jonathan Fox of Platts.
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