Schumacher Packaging Group to Invest EUR 30 million to Double its Capacity at Greven Factory, Germany

Specifications:

Name:

Schumacher Packaging Group to Invest EUR 30 million to Double its Capacity at Greven Factory, Germany

Location:

Germany

Company:

Schumacher Packaging Group

Estimated Cost:

EUR 30 million

Source:

schumacher-packaging.com

Introduction:

Schumacher Packaging Group will expand its Greven factory, thus doubling processing and warehousing capacities with an investment of EUR 30 million.

Features:

The expansion, in which Schumacher Packaging is investing up to EUR 30 million, will also create 80 new jobs at the Greven factory. At its Greven factory, Schumacher Packaging will then have two high-bay warehouses with a capacity of 31,000 pallet slots: the prerequisite for swift efficient logistics serving northwest Germany and the Benelux countries. The extension to 160 million square metres will also double Greven's production capacity. The long-term plan is to extend the current shop floor area of 30,000 square metres to as much as 100,000 square metres.

State-of-the-art plant for all kinds of corrugated cardboard packaging

Corrugated cardboard is manufactured and processed into packaging on a 2.50 metre line at the Greven factory. Schumacher Packaging can thus produce all common types of corrugated cardboard packaging close to its customers. A special capability of the state-of-the-art plant in Greven is the production of continuous corrugated cardboard, which is very important to the furniture industry and steadily growing eCommerce sector. At its Greven factory, Schumacher Packaging can also manufacture laminated sheets and corrugated cardboard in parallel production.

This expansion to be completed by 3rd quarter of 2017.