Gerresheimer has successfully completed an expansion and modernisation project at its Lohr site, in Germany, with a total investment of around EUR 100 million after more than two years of planning and construction.
The core of the project was the replacement of one of the two glass melting furnaces with a state-of-the-art oxy-hybrid furnace. The new furnace offers increased capacity, can operate with up to 50 percent electricity, and reduces CO2e emissions by up to 40 percent compared to conventional furnace technology.
The project also included infrastructure measures for the power supply, the expansion of production buildings, new production machines and a new environmentally friendly cooling system. The modernisation and expansion project at the Lohr site is one of Gerresheimer’s largest investments in moulded glass in recent years.
“Our investments in cutting-edge production technology, such as the new facility in Lohr, secure the future,” said Dietmar Siemssen, CEO of Gerresheimer AG. “With state-of-the-art facilities for high-value products, we are strengthening our competitiveness, securing long-term jobs in the region and making significant progress toward our ambitious sustainability goals.”