- Business
- Polyplex (Thailand) Public Company Limited (PTL.BK) manufactures and distributes biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) films, metallized films, extrusion coated films, cast polypropylene (CPP) films, silicone coated films, blown polypropylene films, holographic films and PET resins; the company produces Sarafil (BOPET, BOPP, CPP, blown PP and sustainable films), Saracote and Saralam product ranges for packaging, electrical, lamination and industrial applications. A 51%-owned subsidiary of India's Polyplex Corporation Limited (with parent stake increased to 54.08%), PTL operates a primary manufacturing facility in Rayong province, Thailand, with subsidiaries including Polyplex Europa in Turkey (100%-owned, producing PET films, chips and metallized films), Polyplex (Americas) Inc. in the US (distribution) and a trading company in China; the company serves Asia-Pacific, US, Europe, Southeast Asia and South America markets from headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, where it was incorporated in 2002. In recent developments, PTL pursues capacity expansions including a new BOPET film line and offline coater in the US (Decatur, Alabama, commissioning targeted FY2024-25, capex USD103-133 million funded internally), a second BOPET line and resin debottlenecking there, board approval for expansion in Turkey (up to USD30.1 million via subsidiary funding), a new recycling facility in Thailand for post-consumer PET/HDPE/polyolefin waste to produce Sarafil rPET films, and ongoing investments in value-added/specialty films (DPAC portfolio) alongside projects like a thick PET line, additional extrusion coating and blown PP lines.