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

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