Polifilm (Cologne, Germany; www.polifilm.de) said it opened a new Chinese plant for the production of protective films in August.

The company announced that its Changshu production facility near Shanghai is to replace the plant in Taicang, with the new site offering a significant increase in capacity and productivity with its 45,000 m² of floorspace.

The site is home to the Polifilm Protection segment, which extrudes films and co-extrudes adhesive-coated and self-adhesive protective films made of polyethylene. The company said the entire production cycle is covered from granulate to finished film rolls, and its coating processes range from water-based methods to solvent-based acrylate adhesives and adhesive systems based on natural rubber.

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Polifilm has eleven production sites in seven countries and a like number of sales offices. The company, which operates units for extrusion, protection, and trading, boasts a workforce of more than 1,600. In 2020, Polifilm repored sales of EUR 524 mn.