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Covestro starts building a new Amcor starts a new home care

Polycarbonate Films production Packaging plant in Gujarat
line in Thailand

mcor has started operations of a new manufacturing
ovestro has started building a new Polycarbonate Films Aplant in Bharuch, Gujarat, India to meet the
Cproduction line in Thailand. The new manufacturing growing demand for Unilever’s laundry products
line for polycarbonate films is being built at Map Ta Phut in India. Unilever has signed an agreement with
Industrial Estate, Thailand. The new unit will meet the Amcor, the global packaging leader, to build and
fast-growing demand in the Asia Pacific and will help equip the state-of-the-art Bharuch plant. As part
of a seven-year agreement with Unilever signed in
2017, Amcor, the global packaging leader, made a
substantial investment to build and equip the state-
of-the-art Bharuch plant.“Across all home-care
categories, consumers in India are choosing products
with packaging that provide them with the most
convenience,” said Michael Zacka, president of Amcor
Flexibles Asia Pacific, who attended the ceremony. Mr
Zacka said the site brings new-technology flexographic
printing to the India market, and will be “a centre of
excellence for product development and sustainable
packaging solutions.”
The new plant is producing packaging for Unilever
that will meet the rapidly evolving expectations of
Covestro to strengthen its own position as a market the company and the consumers who buy its products.
leader. Covestro has taken this initiative as the first step The 8,000-square-metre plant has three lines that
to increase its global capacity with a total investment of will run 24 hours a day, producing flexible packaging
more than EUR 100 million that includes an expansion of using advanced flexographic technology. From initial
the associated infrastructure and logistics. Dr. Thorsten employment of 50 people, Amcor anticipates the team
Dreier, Global Head of Covestro´s Specialty Films Business, in Bharuch to grow to 180 by December 2019. “The
said, “Our existing films plant in Map Ta Phut has been a hub will enhance the capabilities of both companies
high-performing and valued facility. Our main objective
with this expansion is to intensify our collaboration
with customers in Asia Pacific, in particular, to improve
efficiency and punctual delivery. With market-focused
innovations and a stronger customer orientation we want
to drive growth for Covestro.” Thorsten Dreier added,
“This is an excellent strategic fit, enabling fastest time-
to-market, but also broadening our market access in Asia.
Not least, we have highly-skilled employees at our existing
plant, which will also ensure the success of the new
project.” The new facility will be capable of extending the to further delight consumers with market leading
range of products in response to market demand. Covestro sustainable and innovative packaging solutions,” said
operates around 30 production sites in Europe, Asia and Mr. Sijbring.Unilever and Amcor have both committed
the United States. They range from smaller facilities to make all their packaging recyclable or reusable by
designed for regional purposes to world-scale production 2025, and work with others to drive up recycling rates.
plants ensuring efficient and reliable supply to customers.

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