As new and more sustainable structures are being developed in India too, a number of Brückner Maschinenbau film lines are on order. While several have been recently installed, some are under installation or about to be installed.

Punjab-headquartered Nahar Poly Films has increased its production capabilities with an 8.7 meter 5-layer BOPP line from Brückner Maschinenbau. The new BOPP line, which is the second Brückner line at Nahar Poly Films, has been successfully commissioned at the company’s Mandideep plant.

Sambhav Oswal, director and Sanjay Madhukar Karandikar, head of plant operations at Nahar Poly Films, said, “We are very pleased that we were able to expand our plant park with another Brückner line. The start-up of our new BOPP line went smoothly and we are now equipped to serve the needs of our customers even better.”

Johann Kreilinger, head of sales subcontinent at Brückner Maschinenbau, said, “The highly motivated teams of Brückner in the Siegsdorf head office, our subsidiary in India and of course finally at site managed the challenges of this project, even during the difficult circumstances due to Corona. This is the result of a terrific team performance. A big thank you goes to our valuable customer Nahar Poly Films, who provided the best possible support at each individual stage of the project. Only together we all were able to successfully start Nahar’s BOPP expansion project nearly in time.”

World’s largest BOPP line for Cosmo Films

The bare facts are impressing – 104 m film width, a production speed of 600 meters per minute, the highest output possible on a BOPP film production line. Cosmo CEO Pankaj Poddar said, “The new 5-layer line for the manufacture of BOPP specialty films at our Aurangabad location will be the largest of its kind in the world and will allow us to expand our sales within the specialty markets.”

Chairman and managing director Ashok Jaipuria added, “To go again with our long-term partner Brückner is simply a logical step. We have been working together on a basis of trust for many years and have successfully managed large projects. A current example is our first BOPET film line, which is in the final stages of commissioning, Here, too, the cooperation is trusting and close – and this spirit we will also take over in our new BOPP project.”

Two BOPP lines for India’s leading confectionery manufacturer

Millions of Indians have grown up with Priyagold’s biscuits, chocolate, snacks and juices over the past years. To keep their fine specialties fresh and appetizing at all times, a wide variety of BOPP and BOPET films are in use. So the logical step was backward integration: producing and converting high-quality films for inhouse requirements and to serve domestic and export film markets. And thus, the Group subsidiary Surya Global Flexifilms ordered two BOPP lines from Brückner Maschinenbau.

Shekhar Agarwal, Surya’s chairman and managing director, said, “As a newcomer in film production we were looking for a partner with great experience, convincing technology and relevant references. All this we have found in Brückner – this already became clear during our first talks.”

Kreilinger confirms the extremely constructive negotiating climate, “Both our Indian sales team and us from Germany have felt very comfortable in the discussions: our new partners are always well prepared and target-oriented. We are really looking forward to realize the projects.”

Both BOPP lines are 8.7 meter wide, while one is a 3-layer line, the other is a 5-layer line. These lines will be installed at Surya’s new highly modern plant in the Greater Noida. The installation of the first line which has landed in the country will begin in April and should be running in mid-2022. The second Bruckner line should be commissioned approximately one and a half years later at the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024.

And there are more lines…

Apart from Nahar Polyfilms, Cosmo Films, and Surya Global Flexifilms, Vacmet’s 8.7 meter Bruckner line is running and its 10.4-meter line is under installation. Several other polyester, are expected to be installed in June – July time frame at Akash Polyfilms, SML, SRF, and Satyendra.