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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
  • Output is aimed at packaging converters and global brand owners
  • The line supports development of Toppan's GL BARRIER transparent film substrates
  • Future development on the Irplast BOPP line will focus on downgauging to reduce plastic use while maintaining film strength.
  • Toppan and its India subsidiary Toppan Specialty Films installed a hybrid BOPP/BOPE line in India in 2025
  • Investment in the new Irplast line valued at approximately EUR 100m (USD 114m)
  • Announcement made at an institutional summit in San Salvo, Abruzzo, between the region and Japanese industrial groups
  • Partnership also involves Honda and Denso and was developed ahead of Expo Osaka
Brückner Group mentioned Toppan Holdings
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Updates

  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: polyestertime.com
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: packaging-gateway.com
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: electronicsforyou.biz
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: industrialnews.co.uk
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: prtimes.jp
  • 2026-09-21 · Further coverage added: news.infoseek.co.jp
  • 2026-09-22 · Further coverage added: packagingsouthasia.com
  • 2026-09-22 · Update: Toppan says the new Irplast BOPP line will supply packaging converters and global brand owners, supporting development of its GL BARRIER transparent film substrates.
  • 2026-09-23 · Further coverage added: news.nissyoku.co.jp
  • 2026-09-24 · Update: Further coverage on 22 September 2026 confirms Irplast's new BOPP film line has started up, with capacity reaching 30,000 tonnes per year.
  • 2026-09-25 · Update: Toppan confirms the Irplast BOPP line's future development will focus on downgauging to cut plastic use while retaining film strength.
  • 2026-09-26 · Further coverage added: packagingreporter.com
  • 2026-09-28 · Update: Toppan says the Irplast BOPP line, running toward full operation by late 2026, follows a hybrid BOPP/BOPE line the group installed at its India unit Toppan Specialty Films in 2025.
  • 2026-09-29 · Update: Toppan values the new Irplast production line at approximately EUR 100m (USD 114m), unveiled at a Japan-Abruzzo industrial summit in San Salvo also involving Honda and Denso.