Further steps in Evertis factory project

The Portuguese IMG Group”is taking further steps in developing a €30 million sustainable PET film factory. This week, the company published project proposals, allowing the public to discover the building design as well.

As already announced, Evertis, one of the global leaders in the PET film sector, plans to start construction of its factory in Klaipėda FEZ in the third quarter of this year and complete it a year later. The second stage is planned after five years

Evertis has established UAB Evertis Lithuania, which intends to produce sustainable PET film for the pharmaceutical sector in Klaipėda FEZ.

Now the company is presenting project proposals for the new factory at Metalo street, opposite a potential partner – the PET producer Orion Global PET (Indorama Ventures), which has been operating in the Klaipėda FEZ for several decades. The project is being developed in the eastern part of the Klaipėda FEZ, farthest from residential areas.

The studio 2L Architects has designed a production and administrative building with a total area of over 10,000 sq. m on a 2-hectare plot, as well as a parking lot, four silo towers and other auxiliary and engineering infrastructure.

The planned maximum production capacity will reach up to 48,000 tonnes per year. Production will operate continuously 24/7 across four technological lines, according to the Environmental Impact Assessment documentation.

The project will be implemented in two stages. During the first stage, two production lines will be installed, with two more during the second stage. The start of operations for the first stage of the factory is scheduled for the third quarter of 2027, while the second stage is planned no earlier than five years later.

In 2025, Klaipėda FEZ announced that it had signed an agreement with Evertis, the world’s largest supplier of multilayer PET film for the food and healthcare industries. It was later reported that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development had granted IMG Group a €25 million loan for investments in Klaipėda FEZ.

Evertis Lithuania will manufacture sustainable PET film primarily for healthcare packaging, and will join the existing plastics and packaging cluster operating in the FEZ This includes sourcing raw materials from companies already based in the area. Evertis places a strong emphasis on sustainability, the use of recycled materials and drives innovation with the use of bio-based materials – all defined by circular economy principles and reducing its environmental footprint.