SRF commissions BOPP film line in South Africa

SRF Limited, a multi-business entity engaged in the manufacture of chemical based industrial intermediates, has commissioned its first biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film line in South Africa. In a BSE filing, SRF Ltd said that a BOPP Film Line (with 25,500 TPA capacity) has been setup and production started by the company's wholly owned step-down subsidiary SRF Flexipak (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd in South Africa.
 
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In February 2011, SRF had announced plan to establish BOPP film plant in South Africa as a greenfield project at a total investment of around Rs 250 crore. Equipped with a metalliser of 5400 tonne of annual capacity, the new South African plant will also mark SRF’s maiden entry into the BOPP space.