The history of Innovia Films spans over 84 years during which time the company has advanced its technical expertise, expanded its global reach through acquisition and natural growth and continued to develop, refine and launch new value added products into the marketplace. During this time we have operated under a wide range of trading names, operated within joint ventures, expanding and contracting operations according to product demand.

The first 35 years saw the company manufacturing only cellulose films. However with the invention of polymer films and its fast growth, management decided in 1967 to invest in a new production plant to produce Baxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) production. As the market for polymer films expanded the cellulose film market contracted. This led to the closure of cellulose plants around the world including some plants owned by us. Equally investment was made in new BOPP plants as demand grew.

Innovia Films was formed in 2004 under a consortium of financial investors. In 2016 our cellulose film business was sold to Futamura, a Japanese company. Also from the 1st March 2017, ownership of Innovia Films passed to CCL Industries Inc.

Today Innovia Films is a major producer of highly differentiated speciality Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films using a proprietary ‘bubble’ manufacturing process. It holds a leading global position in the markets for high performance coated films, tobacco overwrap, labels and security films. Innovia employs 850 people worldwide and has production sites in Australia, Belgium and the UK.