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PET film manufacturer builds new plants in Italy, Mexico / Entry into pharmaceutical packaging market
 The Italian film plant in San Giorgio di Nogaro is expected to be operational in the near future (Photo: Evertis) |
Evertis (Portalegre, Portugal; www.evertis.com) is currently building its first PET film plant in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy – the site of its sister company Selenis (Portalegre; www.selenis.com), which took over the PET production there from La Seda in 2015 (see Plasteurope.com of 16.04.2015).
In H2 2023, Evertis plans to start up PET film extrusion for food packaging and industrial applications. By 2025, production is slated to be gradually ramped up to process 20,000 t/y of PET. The newly founded subsidiary Evertis Italia has plans to create 50 additional jobs in the final expansion and aims for a turnover of EUR 40 mn.
Evertis’ third plant in Mexico has already been in operation for several months, primarily serving the North American market, where the company aims to meet the increasing demand for high-barrier materials. At the same time, it has announced plans to expand into new segments such as packaging for pharmaceutical and medical products.
The company spent USD 18 mn (EUR 16.5 mn) on the production facility in Monterrey, which currently has a film capacity of 22,000 t/y. Production is set to increase to 36,000 t/y before the end of this year.
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Together, Evertis as a producer of PET mono and multilayer films and polyester producer Selenis form the IMG Group, controlled by the Matos Gil family. In 2022, group turnover was around EUR 380 mn. Evertis currently has a combined film capacity of 120,000 t/y, manufactured at sites in Portugal, Italy, Mexico, and Brazil. With the new buildings, the company is approaching the 200,000 t/y mark.
Selenis, in turn, only recently acquired a 25,000 t/y PET production facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, from DAK Americas (Charlotte, North Carolina; www.dakamericas.com). The considerably larger Canadian PET production of Selenis had gone to DAK a few years earlier (see Plasteurope.com of 26.09.2016).
In H2 2023, Evertis plans to start up PET film extrusion for food packaging and industrial applications. By 2025, production is slated to be gradually ramped up to process 20,000 t/y of PET. The newly founded subsidiary Evertis Italia has plans to create 50 additional jobs in the final expansion and aims for a turnover of EUR 40 mn.
Evertis’ third plant in Mexico has already been in operation for several months, primarily serving the North American market, where the company aims to meet the increasing demand for high-barrier materials. At the same time, it has announced plans to expand into new segments such as packaging for pharmaceutical and medical products.
The company spent USD 18 mn (EUR 16.5 mn) on the production facility in Monterrey, which currently has a film capacity of 22,000 t/y. Production is set to increase to 36,000 t/y before the end of this year.
Related: Promising results for PET/PE film reclaim technology
Together, Evertis as a producer of PET mono and multilayer films and polyester producer Selenis form the IMG Group, controlled by the Matos Gil family. In 2022, group turnover was around EUR 380 mn. Evertis currently has a combined film capacity of 120,000 t/y, manufactured at sites in Portugal, Italy, Mexico, and Brazil. With the new buildings, the company is approaching the 200,000 t/y mark.
Selenis, in turn, only recently acquired a 25,000 t/y PET production facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, from DAK Americas (Charlotte, North Carolina; www.dakamericas.com). The considerably larger Canadian PET production of Selenis had gone to DAK a few years earlier (see Plasteurope.com of 26.09.2016).
10.02.2023 Plasteurope.com [251930-0]
Published on 10.02.2023
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