Plastic panels producer Gekoplast (Krupski Mlyn / Poland; www.gekoplast.pl) has installed a new PP twinwall sheet production line at its plant in Krupski Mlyn. Investment costs were not disclosed, but the company said the plant lifts its total twinwall sheet output by 28% to 10,000 t/y. The line raises Gekoplast’s output of both twinwall sheet and other products, such as layer pads, and is expected to generate an additional PLN 9m (about EUR 2m) in income, the company said.

Founded in 2010, Gekoplast specialises in the production of various types of panels manufactured from PP, GPPS, HIPS, ABS, ABS/PMMA, PMMA, LDPE and HDPE. The company in early 2015 announced plans to lift output by 40% and more (see Plasteurope.com of 24.02.2015), without providing a timetable. The latest sheet expansion has increased its overall production capacity by 16%. In addition to shortening delivery times, it will also help the company – which exports about half of its output – compete more effectively in Europe.