The globally operating Heinz-Glas Group is starting the second half of 2021 with confidence.

After a strenuous and stressful period, marked by the spread of the Corona virus and the accident of a furnace at the Polish location Dzialdowo, the glassmakers can breathe a sigh of relief. After 6 months in 2021, they are now back at pre-crisis level.

The international market has recovered faster than expected.

A major milestone was reached just a few weeks ago in Changzhou, China.

The construction of the furnace at the newly built production site in Jiangsu province began at the end of July. High-quality glass is expected to roll off the production line as early as the beginning of 2022.

Expansion into South America is also in full swing: an office building, storage space and a hall for finishing are being built in Brazil.

The joint venture in India is currently running at full capacity and is considered an important success factor for supplying the local Indian and Indonesian markets and for price-sensitive products for the mass market.

The furnace in Dzialdowo/Poland, which was affected by major damage, has also been rebuilt so that regular production can be resumed before the end of the year.

Heinz-Glas has used the crisis period to adjust its product portfolio and realign itself in a global market.

While two years ago the focus of the family-owned company was still strongly on the production of noble and luxurious perfume flacons, the product mix has now also changed in the direction of skin care, lifestyle, home fragrance and spirits.

In August, the Heinz-Glas Group employed around 3,250 people, almost 1,500 of them in Germany.

The glassmaking tradition of the Heinz family dates back to 1523, that of the company to 1622.

In the International Year of Glass, the 12th generation of the family business will celebrate its 400th anniversary, together with the village of Piesau, where the first glassworks and thus the village of Piesau were founded in 1622.