Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH (kp) is a Germany-based manufacturer of rigid and flexible plastic films for packaging and specialty applications. As part of the Klöckner Pentaplast Group, the company supplies materials for food packaging, pharmaceutical blisters, medical-device packaging, consumer goods, and printing and graphics (including labels and cards).
Its portfolio includes amorphous PET (APET) and PETG sheets, PVC and barrier-coated films (e.g., PVdC, EVOH) for thermoforming, blister packs, trays and lids, as well as films for shrink-sleeve and pressure-sensitive labels and card applications. Klöckner Pentaplast operates a global manufacturing and technical support network across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The company emphasizes recyclability and recycled content in rigid films—particularly PET—and develops mono-material and closed-loop solutions designed to meet food-contact and pharmaceutical quality requirements.
Also known as kp films.
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Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH's role on them: Offtaker.
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Targeting: 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (1)
H1: revenues €4.7m, EBITDA -€18.8m, cash €23.9m; first FDCA batch produced; planned equity raise ≥€55m and proposed €20m facility; Worley contractual close‑out finalised.
First FDCA batch produced at Delfzijl; product qualification begins with aim for commercial sales by end of 2026.
Capacity reservation secures prospective access to plant-based PEF (releaf®) for thermoformed trays and high-barrier packaging while technical and regulatory evaluations continue.
Purification unit brought online, completing commissioning of all major process units; integrated start-up moves toward first FDCA production and end‑2026 commercial deliveries.
Oxidation unit commissioned; full start-up and first FDCA production targeted end‑2026; 22 offtakes and >150 kt reservations secured; pursuing €55m equity plus a €20m NOM loan.
Weld repairs completed with engineering partners. Commissioning continues: utilities and sugar dehydration online; oxidation and purification in final start-up. Commercial sales expected H2 2026
Start-up delayed to mid-2026 due to titanium weld issues, adding €7M in costs. Sales to begin in the second half of 2026.
Avantium's FDCA plant in Delfzijl starts its SDH unit, converting sugars to MMF. Full production is expected by 2026, with repairs ongoing for quality issues in piping and electrical components.
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