Bilcare Solutions starts up PET-extruder at the site in Staufen

14-06-2011: Bilcare Solutions announced an extension to their product selection: The company expands its existing product portfolio of the Specialty Films Solutions Business with thestart up of a PET-extruder for manufacturing PETG-films at the site in Staufen, Germany.

"The capacity extension enables us with immediate effect to serve the strong demand in the fast growing market of shrink film for sleeve applications even better than before," explained Dr. Heinz Gärtner, Chairman Bilcare Research AG. "This is an important step for implementing our growthstrategy.”

With a capacity of several thousand tons and the along going generation of additional jobs, this investment is, being part of a several Million overall program, an important step to continue to be a fully integrated solutions provider for a wide variety of films. The combination of the PET-extruder with the already existing stenter line, will not only concentrate the product know-how under one umbrella, but will result in an optimum manufacturing efficiency.