Vetropack Plant in Italy: state-of-the-art equipment and more sustainability
Production is expected to start at the new Vetropack plant in Boffalora sopra Ticino near Milan in the second quarter of 2023. The high-tech site offers more flexibility in production with higher capacities and a focus on sustainable processes.
The production plant is being built on the site of the former Reno di Medici paper mill and covers an area of 347,000m2, 170,000m2 of which will be used for the actual production facilities. Two furnaces will be put into operation at first. Compared to the Trezzano sul Naviglio site it succeeds, the manufacturer expects an increase in production capacity of around 70%. The infrastructure is geared towards capacity expansion, as Vetropack anticipates positive market development in Italy and beyond in the medium term. All 301 employees of the previous site have been offered a transfer. Despite a significant increase in production volume per employee, the workforce will even continue to grow. New and existing employees have already been trained for the new production equipment since 2020.
"Thanks to modern equipment and processes, we can produce more flexibly and better meet the increasing demand for high-quality packaging, even in smaller volumes, so-called semi-specials," says Christoph Burgermeister, project manager at Vetropack. At the same time, the site is geared towards significantly more sustainable production.
