Berry Global confirms $30m investment to boost UHP films production

The project will commence immediately and is expected to be completed by the end of April 2021
The investment is made for upgrades and product additions to the current assets in nine of its North America facilities

In a bid to meet the increasing demand, Indiana headquartered global manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging items - Berry Global Group Inc. has reportedly invested funds over USD 30 million with an aim to accelerate the production of ultra-high-performance stretch films.

According to Mike Hill, President of the Engineered Material Division at Berry Global, the consumers extensively demand palletization films that reduce damage, breakage, and control loss along with reducing the cost of wrapping and rendering sustainable value.

Reportedly, Berry’s Fortitude™ hand films and Transcend™ and Stratos™ machine films, are the three leading product offerings by the company that provide the necessary product requirements. These products are expected to witness unprecedented demand and growth in the coming years.

Apparently, Fortitude hand film is a hybrid hand film developed to provide high operational productivity which is easy to handle and is lightweight. The easy to handle rolls render high film productivity and superior holding force that can be easily used in challenging application settings.

Citing reliable reports, Transcend™ was primarily developed with the use of MAC™ technology â€“ a patented solution, and withstands the most complex wrapping solutions. Transcend provides film survivability and high-load containment at low gauges that render better results as compared to other films.

Alternatively, the Stratos™ machine film is designed to lay focus on source reduction and load containment. Stratos is considered to be one of the most useful stretch films available in the market for semi-regular and uniform loads and is widely used in cases of high volumes.

Berry Global Group Inc. is based in Evansville and constantly focuses on providing its customers with high-quality protective solutions that are advance, lightweight and can be easily recycled. It is a fortune 500 leading global supplier of a wide range of flexible, innovative and nonwoven product lines that are widely used by the industries and consumers every day. In the year 2019, the company recorded net sales of US$12.6 billion.

Source Credits: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200304005812/en/Berry-Global-Announces-Investment-Increase-Production-Capacity

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