Cosmo Films Ltd. has announced plans to install a new production line for specialty polyester (biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate) films by the third quarter of 2018-19.

Uflex has launched a Super Barrier Polyester Film, FLEXPET F-PGB-12, a 12-micron BOPET film with specially modified surface treatment. 

In response to the demand for melamine-free packaging, Uflex has developed a Grade F-AMF melamine-free, acrylic-coated BOPET clear transparent film.

Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. has announced an investment of $100 million to increase its capacity for biaxially-oriented polyester (BOPET) film at its plant in Greer, S.C.