Klöckner Pentaplast announces expansion plans

The company will add to its global production capacity.

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group

(www.kpfilms.com) announces that it will add to its global production capacity in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company is investing $51.8 million USD (€39.6 Mio) for this expansion which includes facilities in Suzhou, China; Cotia, Brazil; and Santo Tirso, Portugal. 137 employees will be added worldwide. Klöckner Pentaplast is the only rigid films producer with manufacturing sites located in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

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