Growth of PET Film Industry in India
Ashish Gupta
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Flow of Presentation
• BOPET Film manufacturing
• Types of Films ( Thick - Thin)
• Film Application
• Film advantages
• Global Scenario
• Indian Scenario
• Challenges and Concerns
• Strategies
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Annual Output TPA 20000 36000
Line Width Meter 6.7 8.7
Thickness Range Microns 8 + 8 +
Production Speed m/min 325 500
PET ( BOPET)Film Production
New Lines with line width 8.7 meter wide
Input : PET chips or Direct cast
Machine configurations
PET Film Classification
• Thin Film- Less than or equal to 50 microns thickness
- Account for about 70% of the BOPET film market
- Major use in Packaging and Industrial applications
• Thick Film- More than 50 microns thickness
- Account for about 30% of the BOPET film market
- Major use in Optical films, Digital Printing, PV cells, Electrical & Industrial applications
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Thin Films applications
Flexible Packaging
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Thick Film applications
Digital Printing
X rays Cable Insulation
Solar Back sheet
LCD PanelProtective Sheet
Cards
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Growth of PET film in India
• Flexible Packaging industry which is growing at 12-15%
Per capita consumption of Flexible Packaging
India : 4 Kg
Taiwan : 19 kg
Germany : 43 kg ( Source: FICCI)
• Ability of Indian Manufacturers to capture the Export markets
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Advantages of Flexible Packaging
• Reduces Food spoilage and wastage - Prolongs shelf life
• Convenience , small pack sizes
• Uses Less Energy to manufacture
• Improves Transport efficiency
25 trucks of Rigid packaging = 1 truck of Flexible Packaging -> Less fuel consumption
Flexible Packaging Saves Transportation Miles & Fuel Consumption
60 kg of beverage = 50 kg of glass =6 kg of Rigid PET
= 3 kg of Aluminum = 1.5 kg of Flexible Plastic
Source : FPA
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Global BOPET Film Scenario
• More than 300 BOPET lines in the world
(175 approx. in china, - 30 in India)
• 2016: Demand ( 4 mn T) Capacity ( 5.5 mnT)
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Indian BOPET Scenario
Domestic Demand : Approx 380 KT per annumExport Supply : Approx 90 KT per annumImports : Approx 20 KT per annum
Demand Growth in Domestic : 10 -12 % p.a• 1 New line will be commissioned
every year for next 2 years
YEAR 2016
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Location -BOPET film manufacturing units
Manufacturing units : North India & West India
Major Indian Suppliers : Polyplex, Jindal , UFLEX , SRF , Ester, Vacmet, Garware etc
New Entrants ( last 4 years) : Sparsh, Chiripal , Sumilon etc
Major Markets : North India, West India
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Strategies of the BOPET manufacturers
• Export to increase the line Utilization rates
• Capture new Export markets from the Global Players like SKC, Dupontetc
• Value added products- Coated films ( chemical , PVDC etc)
- Metallized films
- White Films
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Challenges faced by the Indian BOPET film industry
• Recycling issues of PET films used in Flexible Packaging with Multi layer films
• Environmental ministry focus on non recyclable multi layer plastics
• Global Overcapacity in BOPET film manufacturing industry
• Imports from China
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Outlook of Indian BOPET film industry
• Thin films will be a very competitive segment with low margins for some period
• Companies will try to build volumes on the commodities
• Focus on Value added products ( coated, chemical, etc)
• Small duration closures may happen with some players
• Should they start focussing on Thick film ?
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