PLASTCHIM-T Acquisition Of Brückner BOPP Line
Representatives of Plastchim-T and Brückner (Photo: Brückner)
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Bulgarian film producer Plastchim-T (Tervel; www.plastchim-t.com) has acquired what is said to be the world’s largest BOPP line from Germany’s Brückner Maschinenbau (Siegsdorf; www.brueckner.com). The line, which is 10.4m wide and capable of speeds up to 600m/min, will have a future total output of more than 110,000 t/y.
Managing director Beyan Faik said the new highly productive line would allow Plastchim-T to react very flexibly to the market’s fast-changing demands with various BOPP film grades in small or large lots, even at short notice. The equipment adds to the company’s existing Brückner lines in widths of 4.2m, 6.6m and 8.7m (see also Plasteurope.com of 16.04.2010).
Plastchim-T also manufactures PP yarn, bags, flextainers and flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), cast PP film and PE foil. As well as supplying its domestic market, the company sells to countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
A flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC), bulk bag, big bag or super sack, is an industrial container made of flexible fabric that is designed for storing and transporting dry, flowable products, such as sand, fertilizer, and granules of plastic.
FIBCs are most often made of thick woven polyethylene or polypropylene, either coated or uncoated, and normally measure around 110 cm or 45-48 inches in diameter and varies in height from 100 cm up to 200 cm or 35 to 80 inches. Its capacity is normally around 1000 kg or 2000 lbs, but the larger units can store even more. A bulk bag designed to transport one metric ton of material, will itself only weigh 5-7 lbs.
Transporting and loading is done on either pallets or by lifting it from the loops. Bags are made with either one, two or four lifting loops. The single loop bag is suitable for one man operation as there is no need for a second man to put the loops on the loader hook. Emptying is made easy by a special opening in the bottom such as a discharge spout, of which there are several options, or by simply cutting it open.