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Toppan Holdings

Broader sector Tokyo Stock Exchange: 7911
Headquarters
Tokyo, JP
Segment
Speciality Plastics
Stories held
1
Last story
15 Sep 2026

Toppan Holdings is a Japanese conglomerate providing printing-derived products across packaging, electronics materials, security and digital information services. Founded in 1900 and based in Tokyo, it operates internationally including packaging film and converting units such as Irplast in Italy.

1 stories · 2026

Toppan starts new BOPP film line at Italian unit Irplast

Toppan Holdings' Italian film subsidiary Irplast has inaugurated a new manufacturing line for biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, marking the event with a ceremony on 15 September 2026. The line lifts the plant's high-performance BOPP capacity to up to 30,000 tonnes a year and is expected to reach full commercial operation by late 2026, targeting recyclable mono-material packaging demand in Europe.

Why this mattersAdds local European capacity for mono-material BOPP film as converters and brand owners seek PPWR-compliant recyclable substrates.

  • New BOPP film line inaugurated at Irplast, Italy, on 15 September 2026
  • Combined line capacity reaches up to 30,000 tonnes per year of high-performance BOPP film
  • Full commercial operations expected by late 2026
  • Line uses Bruckner's LISIM simultaneous stretching technology
  • Development targets down-gauging and retort-sterilisation-resistant applications
  • Films aimed at recycle-ready mono-material packaging for EU PPWR compliance
Brückner Group mentioned Toppan Holdings
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