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Kompuestos inaugurates new production line and increases its production capacity
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Barcelona,
November 15, 2019
Kompuestos inaugurates new production line and increases its production capacity
  • The new production line, located in one of its production plants in Palau-Solità i Plegamans (Barcelona) has a total nominal capacity of 51,000 tons
  • Kompuestos equipment is divided into 31 production lines with a maximum total nominal capacity (sum of the maximum nominal capacity of the individual equipment) of up to 220,510 tons

Kompuestos (Plásticos CompuestosS.A.), a company listed on the Spanish Alternative Stock Market (MAB) and a leader in the production of sustainable compounds for plastics in Europe, has started up a new production line at one of its plants located in Palau- Solità i Plegamans (Barcelona).

This new production line, which has a total nominal capacity of 51,000 tons, will make Kompuestos' production process more versatile, making it easier and faster to adapt to market demand.

Kompuestos equipment is divided into 31 production lines, and the sum of all of them reaches a maximum total capacity of up to 220,510 tons. In addition, Kompuestos has recently increased its production capacity from 104,150 nominal tons to the current 220,510 nominal tons. To this end, the company has added new compounding lines to reduce the carbon footprint in the production of plastics and lines with a combined nominal capacity of 9,460 tons for biodegradable solutions.

Ignacio Duch, chairman of Kompuestos, pointed out that: "this new production line represents the company's commitment to sustained growth and to providing a more agile response to the needs of our customers".

About Kompuestos
Kompuestos, a listed company in Spanish Alternative Stock Exchange, is a leader in the production of sustainable plastic compounds in Europe. Based in Barcelona, it is one of the leading international suppliers of high-performance compounds aimed at reducing the carbon footprint in the production of plastics, which are used as raw material in multiple industries worldwide.

Kompuestos has developed and certified a complete range of biodegradable products for the replacement of traditional plastics, especially in sensitive applications such as single-use bags and hard-to-recycle products.

The company maintains a strong commitment to the environment. In this sense, it is positioned in favour of the circular economy of plastics and is committed to sustainable innovation by developing biodegradable and compostable products as well as mixtures with minerals that improve the imprint of CO2. The company is developing advanced technologies and plastic recycling additives so that they can be properly reused and the result is not second-rate products and difficult to apply.
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Mario Cordera Fernández / 673 33 9593 / mcordera@atrevia.com
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www.kompuestos.com
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