02.03.16
Over the next three years, Herma will be building an all new coating plant for self-adhesive materials, in addition to modern production lines for labeling machinery at its headquarters in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, Germany. The latest investment is the first stage of a long-term vision that extends to 2040.
Herma’s investment of 100 million euros will be the largest investment in the company’s 110-year history. Both production facilities will be located in the area immediately adjacent to the company's headquarters that Herma acquired in mid-2015. The purchase price for that area is not included in the investment sum.
In both cases, construction will begin in 2017, and commissioning is scheduled for 2019, according to an announcement made by Herma managing directors Sven Schneller and Thomas Baumgärtner. "With the gradual implementation of this master plan, we have the opportunity to safeguard the company's growth at this location for several generations,” says Schneller.
In the field of self-adhesive materials, which is currently experiencing strong growth, Herma will extend the yearly coating capacity by 50%- from 750 million square meters to more than 1.1 billion square meters of self-adhesive materials. "In the new autonomous coating plant, we will produce self-adhesive materials and prepare them according to customer requests,” explains Baumgärtner, who also heads the self-adhesive materials division. "With this investment, we plan to extend our lead regarding multi-layer technology. We will therefore be able to add completely new products to our portfolio. Furthermore, due to the technology used in the new plant, we will be able to grow even more in the attractive field of film-based materials."
Currently still located in Deizisau, Germany, the Labeling Machines division, which is also growing at a fast rate, will move to Filderstadt during the course of this investment. "We have the historically unique opportunity to build state-of-the-art production lines for labelers and labeling machines - within an ideal building layout,” says Martin Kühl, head of the Labeling Machines division. “The largest growth drivers at the moment are machines for the healthcare sector, as well as expansion in international markets, especially in North America. Therefore, the opportunity for growth in Filderstadt arose at the right time.”
"With this investment in the three-digit million range, Herma is probably the leading investor in its field in Central Europe for the time being,” adds Schneller.
Filderstadt's mayor Christoph Traub was impressed with the multi-generation plans for Filderstadt. "This is a major milestone for our business location in the competitive Stuttgart area."
Herma’s investment of 100 million euros will be the largest investment in the company’s 110-year history. Both production facilities will be located in the area immediately adjacent to the company's headquarters that Herma acquired in mid-2015. The purchase price for that area is not included in the investment sum.
In both cases, construction will begin in 2017, and commissioning is scheduled for 2019, according to an announcement made by Herma managing directors Sven Schneller and Thomas Baumgärtner. "With the gradual implementation of this master plan, we have the opportunity to safeguard the company's growth at this location for several generations,” says Schneller.
In the field of self-adhesive materials, which is currently experiencing strong growth, Herma will extend the yearly coating capacity by 50%- from 750 million square meters to more than 1.1 billion square meters of self-adhesive materials. "In the new autonomous coating plant, we will produce self-adhesive materials and prepare them according to customer requests,” explains Baumgärtner, who also heads the self-adhesive materials division. "With this investment, we plan to extend our lead regarding multi-layer technology. We will therefore be able to add completely new products to our portfolio. Furthermore, due to the technology used in the new plant, we will be able to grow even more in the attractive field of film-based materials."
Currently still located in Deizisau, Germany, the Labeling Machines division, which is also growing at a fast rate, will move to Filderstadt during the course of this investment. "We have the historically unique opportunity to build state-of-the-art production lines for labelers and labeling machines - within an ideal building layout,” says Martin Kühl, head of the Labeling Machines division. “The largest growth drivers at the moment are machines for the healthcare sector, as well as expansion in international markets, especially in North America. Therefore, the opportunity for growth in Filderstadt arose at the right time.”
"With this investment in the three-digit million range, Herma is probably the leading investor in its field in Central Europe for the time being,” adds Schneller.
Filderstadt's mayor Christoph Traub was impressed with the multi-generation plans for Filderstadt. "This is a major milestone for our business location in the competitive Stuttgart area."