SO.F.TER Mexico, a sister company of Italian compounder SO.F.TER Spa (Forli; www.softerspa.com), has opened a new 10,000 t/y TPE production plant at its new headquarters in the Guanajuato Puerto Interior industrial estate, near Léon. The plant, which represents a 50% capacity increase compared with the old site, will enable SO.F.TER Mexico to expand into the automotive and appliance sectors, according to general manager Luigi Carfagnini.

The company currently specialises in the production of TPE for the footwear sector. End customers include HH Brown, Timberland and Flexi.