Essel Propack Limited, which manufactures laminated tubes for the FMCG and broad consumer packaged goods products across multiple business segments, has inaugurated a new plant in Cali, Colombia.

According to the global producer, this new facility will have a capacity to manufacture 180 million tubes a year and the “capability for making Essel’s new generation laminated tubes targeting the high value Beauty & Cosmetics category” along with a Pharma clean room. Located in a special economic zone, the facility will cater to the growing export opportunity in the adjacent Andean markets of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Chile, etc., in addition to servicing the strong local demand.