Russia's Plant Protey opens second site, lifts plastic packaging capacity 80%

JSC Plant Protey has opened a second cosmetics-packaging production site in Zhukov, Kaluga region, Russia, lifting its plastic packaging capacity by 80% to 800 million vials and cans a year plus 850 million caps. Total investment exceeded RUB 4bn, including a RUB 500m concessional loan from Russia's Industrial Development Fund, and the 36,000 square metre site introduces single-cycle PET injection moulding and almost 300 jobs.

Why this mattersThe expansion signals continued localisation of cosmetics packaging in Russia, reducing reliance on imported PET containers as import substitution runs through the category.

• Total investment exceeded RUB 4bn, of which RUB 500m came from the Industrial Development Fund as a concessional loan under its Development Projects programme
• Capacity for plastic packaging rose 80% to 800 million vials and cans a year
• The new site adds capacity for 850 million caps a year
• The site in Zhukov, Kaluga region, covers 36,000 square metres
• The project creates almost 300 jobs
• The loan funded injection moulding equipment, moulds, a centralised raw material loading system, cooling and product handling and packaging equipment

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