Gerresheimer extends production capacity at Czech plant

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
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Dusseldorf, Germany/Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic - Gerresheimer AG is extending its production capacity for medical plastic systems at its state-of-the-art Czech plant in Horsovsky Tyn. The production area is being increased by an additional 3,500 square meters. Gerresheimer is investing around EUR 18 million in the project at Horsovsky Tyn and it will create around 200 additional jobs over the next two years. “Global demand for simple and safe products for the precise dosage and administration of medications such as asthma inhalers and insulin pens is increasing all the time. Our Plastic Systems Division is one of the world leaders in this field. The scope and volume of our project work has increased considerably over the last six months. That’s why we decided to make another significant extension to our Czech plant. We will be investing in additional production capacity, the optimization of our production and logistics operations and reduce our energy consumption so that we can achieve further growth. The Czech plant in Horsovsky Tyn is developing very positively,” commented Uwe Rohrhoff, CEO of Gerresheimer AG. Back in 2011, Gerresheimer announced that it would be doubling the Czech plant’s production area and invest around EUR 12 million. The construction work has already been concluded and work to install the clean rooms and production machines is currently in full swing. Now a further 3,500 square meters of produc­tion area is to be added. The plant extension will result in the workforce at Horsovsky Tyn being increased from currently approximately 450 to around 650 employees. Construction work will commence in 2012 and is scheduled to conclude in 2013.