UFlex, a packaging and solutions company, has developed a new woven polypropylene (WPP) bag manufacturing facility in Mexico. It is the company’s first overseas plant.
Announced in February 2025, the plant represents an investment of around $52m (Rs4.91bn).
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The facility entered operation in July 2026 and is operated through UFlex’s wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, Uflex Woven Bags, S.A. de C.V.
With an annual production capacity of 80 million WPP bags, the facility is intended to address the rising demand for high‑performance pet food packaging across North and South America. Alongside finished bags, the site also produces WPP fabric for use in WPP bag production.
The project is part of UFlex’s broader international expansion strategy and enhances its footprint in the Americas. It will allow the company to provide advanced and sustainable high-quality packaging options nearer to customers, reduce lead times, and meet the changing sustainability and performance requirements of the region’s rapidly expanding pet food sector.
Location
UFlex’s WPP manufacturing facility occupies a ten-hectare (24.7 acres) site in the Santa Amalia industrial corridor along Carretera Federal 80 (the Tampico-Barra de Navidad Highway) in Altamira, Mexico.
Altamira is also home to UFlex’s flexible packaging film facility, which manufactures high-grade biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) films and metallised plastic films.
Uflex WPP bags manufacturing plant details
The Uflex WPP bagsmanufacturingplant is equipped with advanced European machinery and operates clean production systems that keep noise to a minimum and avoid emissions, supporting UFlex’s worldwide environmental, social and governance commitments. It is designed to align with international benchmarks for engineering, operational efficiency and sustainability.
An integrated converting unit that uses water-based inks and can run at speeds of up to 300m per minute is also part of the facility, along with a quality and environmental control laboratory designed to support consistent product performance and regulatory compliance.
The site also includes an in-house recycling unit and a zero solid waste discharge system designed to maximise material recovery, reduce waste generation and support controlled disposal.
The bags produced at the site are designed for enhanced strength and incorporate mite-preventive laser venting, which enables air release while limiting mite ingress. They also use precision hot‑air sealing technology that can be adapted to various bag sizes and specifications to support durability and product protection.
UFlex’s flexible packaging business
UFlex’s flexible packaging business offers a wide portfolio that includes flexible laminates, pre-formed pouches, flexo-printed rolls and bags, laminated WPP bags and electron beam and Cast N Cure solutions, along with big bags, Flexfresh™ modified atmosphere packaging, FlexiTubes, hygiene films, N‑95 masks and pharmaceutical packaging.
The company also develops tube packaging for a broad range of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands in India and international markets.
The WPP bag formats offered by the company cover block bottom bags for cement, construction materials, chemicals, fertilisers and seeds, and pinch bottom bags for pet food and rice, as well as handle bags for rice and other commodities, business promotion bags, reusable shopping bags and bulk bags for product collation.
Marketing commentary on UFlex
Established in 1985, UFlex has expanded its operations across the packaging value chain, covering polyethylene terephthalate resin, packaging films, speciality chemicals, holography and printing cylinders, as well as engineering solutions, flexible packaging, aseptic packaging and recycling.
The company is headquartered in Noida in India’s National Capital Region and operates advanced manufacturing facilities in India, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Egypt and the US, as well as Poland, Commonwealth of Independent States countries, Nigeria and Hungary.
UFlex supplies end-to-end packaging solutions to a wide range of customers including several Fortune 500 companies, across sectors such as FMCG, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, building materials and automotive, serving markets in more than 150 countries.
