Polibak plans largest BOPP line in Turkey

The line will be 10.4m wide and offer production speeds up to 525m/min. This equates to output of over 7,400kg of five-layer film per hour. This boosts Polibak’s capacities by 40 percent.

Polibak been producing BOPP and CPP film since 1994. The company has two facilities in İzmir which have a current annual production capacity of 130,000 tons of BOPP film, 25,000 tons of metallized BOPP film and 3,000 tons of CPP film.

Polibak board member Enver Bakioğlu said: ‘The demand for packaging films and also different label types, such as IML, is constantly growing, in Turkey as well as abroad. With our new line we will be able to optimally serve our local and export markets. Our conscious decision for such a big line is an important element for our future strategy in respect to sustainable growth.’

Polibak’s previous joint project with Brückner was an 8.7m BOPP line with an output of 6.5 tons per hour. Up to now, it is the largest line of this kind in Turkey.

Polibak general manager Ali Çalişkan said: ‘During our first joint project we established a really profound partnership. Continuing this successfully will be a major condition for our future success in the demanding packaging film markets.’